Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vьlgъkъ

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

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *wilg-, from Proto-Indo-European *wl̥g-, from *welg-. Compare Old High German welc, wëlk, German welk.

Adjective

*vьlgъkъ

1. moist, damp, humid, wet

Declension

Indefinite declension of *vьlgъkъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*vьlgъkъ	*vьlgъka	*vьlgъko
genitive	*vьlgъka	*vьlgъky	*vьlgъka
dative	*vьlgъku	*vьlgъcě	*vьlgъku
accusative	*vьlgъkъ	*vьlgъkǫ	*vьlgъko
instrumental	*vьlgъkomь	*vьlgъkojǫ	*vьlgъkomь
locative	*vьlgъcě	*vьlgъcě	*vьlgъcě
vocative	*vьlgъče	*vьlgъko	*vьlgъko
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*vьlgъka	*vьlgъcě	*vьlgъcě
genitive	*vьlgъku	*vьlgъku	*vьlgъku
dative	*vьlgъkoma	*vьlgъkama	*vьlgъkoma
accusative	*vьlgъka	*vьlgъcě	*vьlgъcě
instrumental	*vьlgъkoma	*vьlgъkama	*vьlgъkoma
locative	*vьlgъku	*vьlgъku	*vьlgъku
vocative	*vьlgъka	*vьlgъcě	*vьlgъcě
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*vьlgъci	*vьlgъky	*vьlgъka
genitive	*vьlgъkъ	*vьlgъkъ	*vьlgъkъ
dative	*vьlgъkomъ	*vьlgъkamъ	*vьlgъkomъ
accusative	*vьlgъky	*vьlgъky	*vьlgъka
instrumental	*vьlgъky	*vьlgъkami	*vьlgъky
locative	*vьlgъcěxъ	*vьlgъkaxъ	*vьlgъcěxъ
vocative	*vьlgъci	*vьlgъky	*vьlgъka

Definite declension of *vьlgъkъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*vьlgъkъjь	*vьlgъkaja	*vьlgъkoje
genitive	*vьlgъkajego	*vьlgъkyję̇	*vьlgъkajego
dative	*vьlgъkujemu	*vьlgъcěji	*vьlgъkujemu
accusative	*vьlgъkъjь	*vьlgъkǫjǫ	*vьlgъkoje
instrumental	*vьlgъkyjimь	*vьlgъkǫjǫ	*vьlgъkyjimь
locative	*vьlgъcějemь	*vьlgъcěji	*vьlgъcějemь
vocative	*vьlgъkъjь	*vьlgъkaja	*vьlgъkoje
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*vьlgъkaja	*vьlgъcěji	*vьlgъcěji
genitive	*vьlgъkuju	*vьlgъkuju	*vьlgъkuju
dative	*vьlgъkyjima	*vьlgъkyjima	*vьlgъkyjima
accusative	*vьlgъkaja	*vьlgъcěji	*vьlgъcěji
instrumental	*vьlgъkyjima	*vьlgъkyjima	*vьlgъkyjima
locative	*vьlgъkuju	*vьlgъkuju	*vьlgъkuju
vocative	*vьlgъkaja	*vьlgъcěji	*vьlgъcěji
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*vьlgъciji	*vьlgъkyję̇	*vьlgъkaja
genitive	*vьlgъkъjixъ	*vьlgъkъjixъ	*vьlgъkъjixъ
dative	*vьlgъkyjimъ	*vьlgъkyjimъ	*vьlgъkyjimъ
accusative	*vьlgъkyję̇	*vьlgъkyję̇	*vьlgъkaja
instrumental	*vьlgъkyjimi	*vьlgъkyjimi	*vьlgъkyjimi
locative	*vьlgъkyjixъ	*vьlgъkyjixъ	*vьlgъkyjixъ
vocative	*vьlgъciji	*vьlgъkyję̇	*vьlgъkaja

See also

• *mokrъ

Related terms

• *vьlgnǫti
• *volga

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: вългъкъ (vŭlgŭkŭ)
    • Old Ruthenian: волгкїй (volhkij), волгїй (volhij)
      • Belarusian: во́гкі (vóhki), вóхкі (vóxki), во́лкі (vólki)
      • Ukrainian: во́гкий (vóhkyj), вовхкий (vovxkyj)
    • Middle Russian: волгкий (volgkij) (1670)
      • Russian: (dialectal) во́лгкий (vólgkij), во́кхий (vókxij), во́хкий (vóxkij), во́гкий (vógkij), вáгкий (vágkij)
      • ⇒ Russian: Во́лга (Vólga)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:
    • Church Slavonic: вългъкъ (vŭlgŭkŭ) (Russian recension)
  • Slovene: vólgək, vółhək
• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: vlhký
    • Czech: vlhký
  • Old Polish: wilgi
    • Polish: wilgi, Wilga, wilgotny
  • Slovak: vlhký

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “волгкий”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “Волга”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “влага”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volumes 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 156