Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tu
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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 earlier *tau.
Adverb
[edit]*tu
Descendants
[edit]In most descendants, this word has come to mean specifically "here" and contrasts with descendants of *tamo (“to that place”) for places further away. This development was already present in Old Church Slavonic, so it was probably already taking place within Proto-Slavic.
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
See also
[edit]| Type | *kъto | *jь | *jьnъ | *onъ | *ovъ | *sь | *tъ | *vьśь |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | *kogъda | *jegъda | *jьnogъda | *onogъda | *ovogъda | *sьgъda | *togъda | *vьśegъda |
| Place (to) | *kǫda | *jǫdu | *jьnǫdu | *onǫda | *ovǫda | *sǫda | *tǫda | *vьśǫdu |
| Place (to/in) | *kamo | *jamo | *jьnamo | *onamo | *ovamo | *sěmo | *tamo | *vьśamo |
| Place (in) | *kъde | *jьde | *jьnъde | *onъde | *ovъde | *sьde | *tu | *vьśьde |
| Way | *kako | *jako | *jьnako | *onako | *ovako | *sice | *tako | *vьśako |
| Amount | *koliko | *jeliko | *jьnoliko | *onoliko | *ovoliko | *seliko | *toliko | — |
Further reading
[edit]- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “тут”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress