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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tъlstъ

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

Has been compared with Lithuanian tul̃žti (to inflate, to swell), Latvian tùlzt (to swell). Possibly akin to Proto-Slavic *tъlpa (crowd).

The ending *-stъ is of uncertain origin (see there for discussion).

Adjective

*tъ̑lstъ[1][2]

  1. fat, thick
    Synonym: *debelъ

Inflection

Accent paradigm c.

Derived terms

  • *tъlstina (fat)
  • *tъlstota (fatness)
  • *tъlščь, *tъlšča (fat)
  • *tъlstunъ, *tъlstuxъ (fat person)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: тълстъ (tŭlstŭ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic: тлъстъ (tlŭstŭ)
      Glagolitic: ⱅⰾⱏⱄⱅⱏ (tlŭstŭ)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic: ту̑ст
      Latin: tȗst
    • Slovene: tȏlst
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

References

  1. Snoj, Marko (2016), tolst”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar3 (in Slovene), https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *tъ̑lstъ”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), tъlstъ tъlsta tъlsto”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c fed (PR 138)”
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