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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/velťi

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

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *welk- / *wilk-. Cognate with Lithuanian vil̃kti, 3sg. vel̃ka, 3sg. past vil̃ko and Latvian vìlkt, 1sg. vȩ̀lku. Indo-European background unclear:

Verb

*velťi

  1. to drag

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *velkъ (“drag”)
  • *velkačь (“tug”)
  • *velčugo (“reptile”) (literally a creature which creeps)
  • *obelťi (“to dress up”) < *ob- + *velťi
    • *obelkъdlo (“clothing”) < *ob- + *velkъ + *-dlo
    • *obolka
      • *obolčьka
  • *povelťi (“to drag up”) < *po- + *velťi
  • *navelťi (“to put up a cloak”) < *na- + *velťi
  • *vȏlkъ (“portage? dragnet?”)
  • *obolkъ (“cloud”) < *ob- + *vȏlkъ
  • *vōlkà (“pasture? measure of area?”)
  • *volčiti (“to drag, draw, trail”)

Descendants

Further reading

References

  1. Alternatively reconstructed as Proto-Albanian *(w)alkja from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wolkéye- from *h₂welk-; see above.
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