Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stьklo
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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]
Borrowed from Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌺𐌻𐍃 (stikls). The original meaning was goblet, chalice which eventually shifted towards the material from which they were made. For a similar semantic development, compare Turkish cam (“glass”) < Persian جام (jâm, “cup”).
Noun[edit]
*stьklo n
Declension[edit]
Declension of *stьklo (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *stьklo | *stьklě | *stьkla |
| genitive | *stьkla | *stьklu | *stьklъ |
| dative | *stьklu | *stьkloma | *stьklomъ |
| accusative | *stьklo | *stьklě | *stьkla |
| instrumental | *stьklъmь, *stьklomь* | *stьkloma | *stьkly |
| locative | *stьklě | *stьklu | *stьklěxъ |
| vocative | *stьklo | *stьklě | *stьkla |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Descendants[edit]
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- → Lithuanian: stiklas
- → Latvian: stikls
- →? Old Prussian: sticlo (perhaps directly from Gothic)
- → Romanian: sticlă (via some Slavic language)
Further reading[edit]
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “стекло́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress