Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/torkъ

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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

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *tоrkʷ-ós, from the root *terkʷ- (to turn, spin). Akin to Albanian tjerr (I spin), Latin torqueō (I twist), Latvian tę̄rkа, Old Prussian tarkue and Sanskrit तर्कु (tarkú, spindle).

Noun

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*tȏrkъ m

  1. strap, thong
    Synonym: *remy

Inflection

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noun
verb

Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “то́рок”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress