Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čukъ

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

Possibly polygenetic. Proposed origins:

For onomatopoiec meaning: From an expressive *čuti, *čьvati (“to bark, to wail”) +‎ *-kъ, parallel to Proto-Slavic *čuxъ (“growl, sniffle”). Per Snoj, probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kew- (“to wail, to shout”), akin to Lithuanian kaũkti (“to howl”), Latvian kàukt (“to yell, to howl”).
For tool meaning: From Proto-Indo-European *kewh₂- (“to hew”), related to Proto-Slavic *kyjь (“hammer”).

Noun

*čȗkъ m[1]

(onomatopoeic) knock, clatter, rumble
→ pigmy owl (in Western South Slavic)
hammer, mallet
Synonyms: *kyjь, *moltъ

Declension

Declension of *čukъ (hard o-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*čukъ	*čuka	*čuci
Accusative	*čukъ	*čuka	*čuky
Genitive	*čuka	*čuku	*čukъ
Locative	*čucě	*čuku	*čucěxъ
Dative	*čuku	*čukoma	*čukomъ
Instrumental	čukъmь, čukomь^*	*čukoma	*čuky
Vocative	*čuče	*čuka	*čuci

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

Derived terms

*čukati (“to knock, to throb”)

Related terms

*kuka (“hook”)
*čuka (“hilltop”)
*čuxъ (“growl, sniffle”)
*čupъ (“crack, crook”)
*čubъ (“forelock”)

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Russian: чук (čuk, “part of forelock”) (dialectal)
- Ukrainian: чук (čuk, “rumble”)
South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: чу́к (čúk, “hammer; knock”)
- Macedonian: чук (čuk, “knock”)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  - Cyrillic: чу̏к (dialectal), ћу̑к (“pigmy owl”)
  - Latin: čȕk (dialectal), ćȗk (“pigmy owl”)
- Slovene: čūk (“pigmy owl”)

References

Snoj, Marko (2016), “čūk”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar³ (in Slovene), https://fran.si: “*čȗkъ”

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[1] Snoj, Marko (2016), “čūk”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar³ (in Slovene), https://fran.si: “*čȗkъ”