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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/petьlъ

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

Probably from Proto-Germanic *fattilaz (“fettle”) via i-umlaut on the root vowel. Less likely, continuing Proto-Indo-European *pet- (“to replicate, to span”) + *-ьlъ. Most descendants reflect the extension *petьľa, equivalent to *petьlъ +‎ *-ja.

Polish and Slovene forms have been reanalyzed as *pętъľa[1] (or *pǫtъľa) as if from *pęto (“fetter”) +‎ *-ъlъ +‎ *-ja.

Noun

*petь̀lъ m

  1. loop, knot
    Synonyms: *ǫzlъ, *vьrzopъ, *primъka
  2. picklock
  3. (by extension) ornament, decoration
    Synonyms: *ukrasa, *оsъdoba

Alternative forms
  • *petьlь m (per Vasmer)
  • *petьľa f[2]
  • *pętъľa f (reanalyzed, in Polish and Slovene)

Declension
Declension of *petь̀lъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm b)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *petь̀lъ *petьlà *petьlì
Accusative *petь̀lъ *petьlà *petьlỳ
Genitive *petьlà *petьlù *petь̀lъ
Locative *petьlě̀ *petьlù *petь̀lěxъ
Dative *petьlù *petьlòma *petьlòmъ
Instrumental *petьlъ̀mь, *petьlòmь* *petьlòma *petь̀ly
Vocative *petьle *petьlà *petьlì
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Derived terms
  • *petьlati, *petьľati (“to knot, to dodge, to mess around”)
  • *opetьlavati (“to tangle”)
  • *petьlica (“buttonhole”)
  • *petьlъka (“snare, button”)
  • *petьlьnъ (“twined”)

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Polish: pętla (under the influence of pęto)
    • ⇒ Old Czech: petlicě (diminutive)

Further reading

References
  1. Snoj, Marko (2016), “péntlja”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar3 (in Slovene), https://fran.si: “*pętъľa̋”
  2. Snoj, Marko (2016), “péntlja”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar3 (in Slovene), https://fran.si: “*petľa̋”
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