Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vъnukъ

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

The onset *vъn may be from the zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“onto”); for other familial terms from this root, compare Lithuanian anýta (“mother-in-law”), Latin anus (“old woman, matron”). Possibly related to Ancient Greek ἔγγονος (éngonos, “grandson”).

Noun

*vъnùkъ m

1. grandson

Inflection

Declension of *vъnùkъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm a)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*vъnùkъ	*vъnùka	*vъnùci
genitive	*vъnùka	*vъnùku	*vъnùkъ
dative	*vъnùku	*vъnùkoma	*vъnùkomъ
accusative	*vъnùkъ	*vъnùka	*vъnùky
instrumental	*vъnùkъmь, *vъnùkomь*	*vъnùkoma	*vъnùkȳ
locative	*vъnùcě	*vъnùku	*vъnùcě̄xъ
vocative	*vъnùče	*vъnùka	*vъnùci

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

See also

Proto-Slavic family terms

*sěmьja, *rodina (“family”)	Male	Female
parent	*otъ, *otьcь (“father”) nursery: *tata	*mati (“mother”) nursery: *mama
sibling	*bratrъ (“brother”)	*sestra (“sister”)
child	*synъ (“son”)	*dъťi (“daughter”)
grandparent	– (“grandfather”) nursery: *dědъ; *nana	*ova (“grandmother”) nursery: *baba; *nena
grandchild	*vъnukъ (“grandson”)	*vъnuka (“granddaughter”)
stepparent	*otьčimъ (“stepfather”)	*maťexa (“stepmother”)
stepchild	*pastorъkъ (“stepson”)	*pastorъka (“stepdaughter”)
father's sibling	*strъjь (“paternal uncle”) nursery: *dada; *lola	– (“paternal aunt”) nursery: *teta; *lelja
mother's sibling	*ujь (“maternal uncle”) nursery: *dada; *lola	– (“maternal aunt”) nursery: *teta; *lelja
sibling's child	*netьjь (“nephew”)	*nestera (“niece”)
spouse	*mǫžь (“husband”)	*žena (“wife”)
parent of wife	*tьstь (“father-in-law (wife's father)”)	*tьšča (“mother-in-law (wife's mother)”)
parent of husband	*svekrъ (“father-in-law (husband's father)”)	*svekry (“mother-in-law (husband's father)”)
sibling of wife	*šurь (“brother-in-law (wife's brother)”)	*svěstь, *svьstь (“sister-in-law (wife's sister)”)
sibling of husband	*děverь (“brother-in-law (husband's brother)”)	*zъly (“sister-in-law (husband's sister)”)
spouse of child	*zętь (“son-in-law (daughter's husband)”)	*snъxa (“daughter-in-law (son's wife)”)
spouse of husband's brother	–	*ętry (“sister-in-law (husband's brother's wife)”)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: вънукъ (vŭnukŭ)
    • Old Ruthenian: внукъ (vnuk), унукъ (unuk)
      • Belarusian: уну́к (unúk)
        • → Latgalian: unuks
      • Carpathian Rusyn: внук (vnuk)
      • Ukrainian: ону́к (onúk); вну́к (vnúk), уну́к (unúk) (dialectal)
        • → Lithuanian: anū̃kas
    • Russian: внук (vnuk)
      • → Ingrian: vunukka
      • → Komi-Zyrian: внук (vnuk)
  • Old Novgorodian: вънуке (vŭnuke)
• South Slavic:
  • Bulgarian: внук (vnuk)
  • Macedonian: внук (vnuk)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: у̀нук

    Latin script: ùnuk

  • Slovene: vnuk
• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: vnuk
    • Czech: vnuk
  • Old Polish: wnęk, wnuk
    • Polish: wnuk
  • Slovak: vnuk
  • Sorbian:
    • Lower Sorbian: wnuk
    • Upper Sorbian: wnuk

• Non-Slavic:
  • → Chuvash: мăнук (mănuk)
  • → Hungarian: unoka
  • → Eastern Mari: уныка (unyka)
  • → Tatar: онык (onıq)