Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/korkъ

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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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Cognate with Lithuanian kárka (shank (part of leg)). Per Trubachyov, cited by the Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary,[1] equivalent to Proto-Balto-Slavic *kar- (to hang) +‎ *-kъ, i.e. originally "something hanging". From the Proto-Balto-Slavic root, Trubachyov also derives Lithuanian karti (to hang) and Latvian karcināt (to wriggle, to twist), among others. Pokorny derives it from Proto-Indo-European *kr(o)k-sko (arm), also comparing Sanskrit किष्कु (kiṣku, forearm).[2]

Noun

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*korkъ m

  1. leg, limb
    Synonym: *nogà
  2. step, pace

Inflection

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Derived terms

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verb

Descendants

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Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “крак”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 712
  2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “624”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 624