Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bykъ

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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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Unclear, but likely of onomatopoeic origin. Akin to Lithuanian bucêt (to sound, to buzz), Latvian bukti (to moo), bukas (bittern) and further to Welsh bugad (lowing, bellowing).

Comparable also to Proto-Turkic *buka (bull), Mongolian буга (buga, reindeer), Hungarian bök (to poke).

Noun

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*bỹkъ m[1][2]

  1. bull

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “бык”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “бык”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 128
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*bykъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 147
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бик”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 47

References

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  1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “bykъ byka”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b (SA 167; PR 134; RPT 97, 101)
  2. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “bȉk”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:*bykъ̏