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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bykъ

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

Unclear, but likely of onomatopoeic origin. Akin to Lithuanian bucêt (“to sound, to buzz”), Latvian bukti (“to moo”), bukas (“bittern”) and further to Welsh bugad (“lowing, bellowing”).

Comparable also to Proto-Turkic *buka (“bull”), Mongolian буга (buga, “reindeer”).

Noun

*bỹkъ m[1][2]

  1. bull

Declension
Declension of *bỹkъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm b)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *bỹkъ *bȳkà *bȳcì
Accusative *bỹkъ *bȳkà *bȳkỳ
Genitive *bȳkà *bȳkù *bỹkъ
Locative *bȳcě̀ *bȳkù *bỹcěxъ
Dative *bȳkù *bȳkòma *bȳkòmъ
Instrumental *bȳkъ̀mь, *bȳkòmь* *bȳkòma *bỹky
Vocative *byče *bȳkà *bȳcì
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Derived terms
  • *byčę (“bullock”)
  • *byčьje (“bull-ralted”)
  • *byčьkъ
  • *byčina
  • *bykovъ (“bovine”)
    • *bykovica (“bulrush”)
    • *bykovina (“bulrush”)
  • *bukati (“to thump, to moo”)
  • *buxati (“to paddle”)
  • *bučati (“to roar, to ramp”)
  • *byčati (“to prick, to clatter”)
  • *bykati (“to overthrow, to knock down”)

See also

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: бꙑкъ (bykŭ)
      • Old Ruthenian: быкъ
        • Belarusian: бык (byk)
        • Rusyn: бык (bŷk)
        • Ukrainian: бик (byk)
      • Russian: бык (byk), быкъ (byk)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

References
  1. Olander, Thomas (2001), “bykъ byka”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b (SA 167; PR 134; RPT 97, 101)”
  2. Snoj, Marko (2016), “bȉk”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar3 (in Slovene), https://fran.si: “*bykъ̏”
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