Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vykati

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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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From *vyti (to howl) +‎ *-kati. Cognate with Latvian ūkšuot (to shout), Lithuanian ūkáuti, ū́kčioti (to call, to evoke), Proto-Germanic *auhjōną (to make noise).

Similar to Russian ау́кать (aúkatʹ, to shout "auh!"), formed in the same manner from the interjection ау (au, wow, wail).

Verb

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*vykáti impf (perfective *vyknǫti)[1] (South Slavic)

  1. to shout, to yell
  2. to evoke

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “vīkati²”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:Pslovan. ali slovan. *vyka̋ti

Further reading

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  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “викам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 147