Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ědъkъ

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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 1

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From *ědъ (poison) +‎ *-ъkъ. Further origin disputed between:

Adjective

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*ědъkъ

  1. acrid, caustic, corrosive (for substance)
  2. pungent, tart, bitter (for taste)
  3. (figurative) sarcastic, spiteful (for behaviour, words)
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Descendants
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Further reading

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  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1979), “*ědъkъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 6 (*e – *golva), Moscow: Nauka, page 47
  • Snoj, Marko (2016) “jedek”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si
  • ėdus”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė, 2007–2012

Etymology 2

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From *ěsti (to eat) +‎ *-ъkъ, cognate with Lithuanian ėdrùs (edacious). Trubačev (ESSJa) treats this sense as a variation of Etymology 1.

Adjective

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*ědъkъ

  1. esculent, edible
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Descendants
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Further reading

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  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1979), “*ědъkъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 6 (*e – *golva), Moscow: Nauka, page 47