Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mačьka

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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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Most likely from *maca (pussycat, kitty) +‎ *-ьka (diminutive suffix); however, note that *maca is only attested in South Slavic. Possibly it used to have a wider distribution. Alternatively perhaps from the same onomatopeic form that gave rise to *maca independently suffixed with *-ьka; compare Serbo-Croatian mac (utterance used to summon cats).

Noun

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*mačьka f

  1. cat

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • East Slavic:
    • Carpathian Rusyn: ма́чка (máčka)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
  • Non-Slavic:

Further reading

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