Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tǫpъ

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

Perhaps from a nasal infix of Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp- (to push, to stamp) or *(s)tep- (to beat, to thrush). Often speculated as a cognate of Lithuanian tamprùs (tough, resilient), Old Norse þambr (thick, swollen). Possibly further akin to Proto-Slavic *stǫpati (to step onto), Proto-Germanic *stampōną (to stamp) with s-mobile.

Adjective edit

*tǫ̑pъ[1][2]

  1. dull, blunt (for object)
  2. (figurative) stupid, dumb (for person)

Inflection edit

Accent paradigm c.

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

Further reading edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тупо́й”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • tamprus”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012

References edit

  1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “tǫpъ tǫpa tǫpo”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c (SA 109; PR 138)
  2. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “top²”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:Pslovan. *tǫ̑pъ