Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žuka

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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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Formed as *žuti (to chew) +‎ *-ka, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁- (to chew).

Noun

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*žuka f

  1. Alternative form of *žuna

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: жука (žuka), dial джука (džuka) (dialectal)
    • Macedonian: џока (džoka, to gulp) (colloquial)
      • Macedonian: џокало (džokalo, mouth, buccal cavity) (colloquial)

Further reading

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  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жука”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 557