Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/wṓˀka
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Proto-Balto-Slavic
editAlternative reconstructions
editEtymology
editOf uncertain origin. If the root is inherited, it may trace back to Proto-Indo-European *wóh₁ks ~ *weh₁kés (“eyelid, eye covering”) and possibly be cognate with Albanian vetull (“eyebrow”); Derksen is doubtful, however.[1] The reconstructed Proto-Indo-European root's relation to *weh₁y- (“to twist, wrap”), if there is any, is unclear.
Reconstruction notes
editBaltic descendants point towards proto-East Baltic *wāˀka, whereas proto-Slavic demands *wēˀka. Kortlandt explains the Baltic development as a result of dissimilation *wō- > *wā- before labials. The Slavic vocalism is harder to explain. See literature for further discussion.
Noun
edit*wṓˀka n
Inflection
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Descendants
editReferences
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2015) “*vokas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 509
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*vě̀ko”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 519