Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lovъkъ

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *law-. Cognate with Lithuanian lavùs (adroit, dexterous, clever).

Adjective edit

*lȍvъkъ

  1. adroit, dexterous

Inflection edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: ло́вкий (lóvkij)
    • Ukrainian: ло́вкий (lóvkyj)
  • South Slavic:

Further reading edit

  • Derksen, Rick (2008) “*lȍvъkъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 286
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ло́вкий”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress