Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/maxъ

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

Etymology

Deverbal from *maxati (“to wave”) +‎ *-ъ.

Noun

*maxъ m

1. single rapid movement in the air, swing, wave, flap, stroke

Inflection

Declension of *maxъ (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*maxъ	*maxa	*maśi
genitive	*maxa	*maxu	*maxъ
dative	*maxu	*maxoma	*maxomъ
accusative	*maxъ	*maxa	*maxy
instrumental	*maxъmь, *maxomь*	*maxoma	*maxy
locative	*maśě	*maxu	*maśěxъ
vocative	*maše	*maxa	*maśi

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: махъ (maxŭ)
    • Old Ruthenian: махъ (max)
      • Belarusian: мах (max)
      • Ukrainian: мах (max)
    • Russian: мах (max)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Old Cyrillic script: махъ (maxŭ)

    Glagolitic script: ⰿⰰⱈⱏ (maxŭ)

  • Bulgarian: мах (mah)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: ма̑х, ма̑

    Latin script: mȃh, mȃ

  • Slovene: mȃh (tonal orthography) (obsolete)
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: mach, mách
  • Old Polish: mach
    • Polish: mach
  • Slovak: mach
  • Slovincian: moch
  • Sorbian:
    • Upper Sorbian: mach