Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lękъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *linkas, equivalent to *lęťi (to bend) +‎ *-ъ. Cognate with Latvian lìks (bent).

Adjective

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*lękъ

  1. bent

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: ля́кий (ljákij, bent, hunchbacked) (archaic)

References

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  • Derksen, Rick (2008) “*lękъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 227