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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pǫkъ

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

Etymology

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According to Vasmer, cognate with Persian پنگ (pang, date palm cluster) and Latin pānus (millet ear).

Noun

*pǫkъ m

  1. wisp?, bunch?, bundle?

Declension

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: пукъ (pukŭ)
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: puk
    • Kashubian: pãk
    • Old Polish: pąk
    • Slovak: puk
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: puk
      • Upper Sorbian: pukawc

Further reading

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