мѧккїй

Old Ruthenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic мѧкъкꙑи (mękŭkyi) (мѧгъкꙑи (męgŭkyi)), мѧкъкъ (mękŭkŭ) (мѧгъкъ (męgŭkŭ)), from Proto-Slavic *mę̑kъkъ (*mę̑gъkъ), from *mękъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *minˀkas, from Proto-Indo-European *mn̥Hk-ós, from *menk-.[1][2][3][4] Cognate with Russian мя́гкий (mjáxkij), Old Czech měkký.

Adjective

мѧ́ккїй (transliteration needed)

  1. soft

Descendants

  • Belarusian: мя́ккі (mjákki); мя́кі́ (mjákí), м'я́ккі (mʺjákki), мя́ккій (mjákkij) (dialectal)
  • Rusyn: мя́гкый (mjáhkŷj), мня́гкый (mnjáhkŷj)
    • Pannonian Rusyn: ме́гки (méhky)
  • Ukrainian: м'яки́й (mʺjakýj); м'ягки́й (mʺjahkýj), м'яхки́й (mʺjaxkýj), мняки́й (mnjakýj) (dialectal)

References

  1. Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1992), *mękъkъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 18 (*matoga – *mękyšьka), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 248
  2. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1989), м'який”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 3 (Кора – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 547
  3. Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1972–1982), м'яки́й”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volume 2 (Д – Ь), issue 12–22, Ottawa: Ukr. Mohylo-Mazepian Acad. of Sci. & Ukr. Lang. Assoc., →LCCN, page 834: “MUk. мя́гкїй (XVII c.)”
  4. Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1991), мя́ккі”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volume 7 (мгла – не́марасць), Minsk: Navuka i technika, →ISBN, page 138: “ст.-бел. мяккий

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