Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lǫkъ

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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 Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás. Related to the verb *lęťi (to bend). Cognate with Lithuanian lañkas (bow, arc) and Latvian loks (bow; arch).

Noun

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*lǫ̑kъ m[1][2]

  1. bow (weapon used for shooting arrows)

Declension

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Descendants

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Further reading

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

References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*lǫ̑kъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 289:m. o (c) ‘bow’
  2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “lǫkъ lǫka”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:d hoop, arc; bow (NA 100; SA 22; OSA 41; PR 137)