Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/divьjakъ

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 1

From *divъ (“intact, wild; feral, wild”) +‎ *-jakъ.

Noun

*divьjakъ m

1. wildling (someone or something wild, feral; intact, wild)
   1. wild animal
   2. wild plant
   3. primitive man

Declension

Declension of *divьjakъ (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*divьjakъ	*divьjaka	*divьjaci
genitive	*divьjaka	*divьjaku	*divьjakъ
dative	*divьjaku	*divьjakoma	*divьjakomъ
accusative	*divьjakъ	*divьjaka	*divьjaky
instrumental	*divьjakъmь, *divьjakomь*	*divьjakoma	*divьjaky
locative	*divьjacě	*divьjaku	*divьjacěxъ
vocative	*divьjače	*divьjaka	*divьjaci

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Synonyms

• *divakъ (West and South)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: дивьꙗкъ (divĭjakŭ)
• South Slavic:
  • Church Slavonic: дивиꙗкъ (divijakŭ)
    • Bulgarian: (dialectal) ди́вяк (dívjak), дивя́к (divják)
    • Macedonian: дивјак (divjak)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: дѝвља̄к

    Latin script: dìvljāk

  • Slovene: divják
• West Slavic:
  • Old Slovak: diviak
    • Slovak: diviak
  • Sorbian:
    • Lower Sorbian: źiwjak
    • Upper Sorbian: dźiwjak

Etymology 2

From *divъ (“delightful, astonishing, unusual”) +‎ *-jakъ.

Noun

*divьjakъ m

1. (South Slavic) Synonym of *divakъ (“astonishing person; freak, oddball”)

Declension

Declension of *divьjakъ (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*divьjakъ	*divьjaka	*divьjaci
genitive	*divьjaka	*divьjaku	*divьjakъ
dative	*divьjaku	*divьjakoma	*divьjakomъ
accusative	*divьjakъ	*divьjaka	*divьjaky
instrumental	*divьjakъmь, *divьjakomь*	*divьjakoma	*divьjaky
locative	*divьjacě	*divьjaku	*divьjacěxъ
vocative	*divьjače	*divьjaka	*divьjaci

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Descendants

• South Slavic:
  • Macedonian: дивјак (divjak)
  • Slovene: (dialectal) diviak