Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kъrčiti

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-k-, a k-extension of *(s)ker- (to turn, bend).

Verb[edit]

*kъrčiti (sę)

  1. (transitive, reflexive) to contort, to twist, to writhe
  2. (reflexive) to contract, to shrink (to become smaller)

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Further reading[edit]

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