Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tъrgъ
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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
Of unclear origin. According to some, connected with the word *toržìti (“to seek, look for”), cf Serbo-Croatian trážiti (“to trace”) from Proto-Slavic *tragъ, from Proto-Indo-European *tregʰ-, a variation of *dʰregʰ- (“to pull, draw, drag”). Cognates include Latin trahō and Old Irish traig (“foot”). For a semantic parallel compare Hungarian keres (“to seek, look for”) : kereskedelem (“trade, commerce”).
The Latin place-name Tergeste (whence Italian Trieste), first attested around 100 BC (by the Greek geographer Artemidorus of Ephesus), possibly from Venetic, but with the typically Illyrian suffix -est-, has often been derived from a *terg- which is speculated to mean "market" or "marketplace" and to be cognate with the Slavic lexeme.
Noun
*tъ̑rgъ m
- merchandise, commodity, wares
- (by extension) a place where trade is being done; market
Declension
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *tъ̑rgъ | *tъ̑rgy | *tъ̑rgove |
| Accusative | *tъ̑rgъ | *tъ̑rgy | *tъ̑rgy |
| Genitive | *tъ̑rgu | *tъrgovù | *tъrgòvъ |
| Locative | *tъrgú | *tъrgovù | *tъ̑rgъxъ |
| Dative | *tъ̑rgovi | *tъrgъmà | *tъ̑rgъmъ |
| Instrumental | *tъ̑rgъmь | *tъrgъmà | *tъrgъmì |
| Vocative | *tъrgu | *tъ̑rgy | *tъ̑rgove |
Derived terms
- *tъrgovati
- *tъrgovьcь
- *tъrgovišče
- *tъržišče
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Gluhak, Alemko (1993) Hrvatski etimološki rječnik (in Serbo-Croatian), Zagreb: August Cesarec, page 637f
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “торг”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Verweij, Arno (1994), “Quantity Patterns of Substantives in Czech and Slovak”, in Dutch Contributions to the Eleventh International Congress of Slavists, Bratislava (Studies in Slavic and General Linguistics), volume 22, Editions Rodopi B.V., page 536