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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mačьka

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

Most likely from *maca (“pussycat, kitty”) +‎ *-ьka (diminutive suffix); however, note that *maca is only attested in South Slavic. Possibly it used to have a wider distribution. Alternatively perhaps from the same onomatopeic form that gave rise to *maca independently suffixed with *-ьka; compare Serbo-Croatian mac (“utterance used to summon cats”).

Noun

*mačьka f

  1. cat

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Rusyn: мачка (mačka)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading
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