Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/smoky

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

Contested.

According to Vasmer, a loanword from Gothic 𐍃𐌼𐌰𐌺𐌺𐌰 (smakka), itself of uncertain provenance.

Illič-Svityč argues for a native origin with a shift in meaning from "berry" to "fig".

Noun

*smoky f

fig

Declension

Declension of *smoky (v-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*smoky	*smokъvi	*smokъvi
genitive	*smokъve	*smokъvu	*smokъvъ
dative	*smokъvi	smokъvьma, smokъvama^*	smokъvьmъ, smokъvamъ^*
accusative	*smokъvь	*smokъvi	*smokъvi
instrumental	smokъvьjǫ, smokъvľǫ^**	smokъvьma, smokъvama^*	smokъvьmi, smokъvami^*
locative	*smokъve	*smokъvu	smokъvьxъ, smokъvaxъ^*
vocative	*smoky	*smokъvi	*smokъvi

^* -ьmъ/etc. are the original consonant-stem endings, while -amъ/etc. are later Common Slavic endings formed by analogy with a-stems.
^** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Belarusian: смо́ква (smókva)
- Russian: смо́ква (smókva)
- Ukrainian: смо́ква (smókva)
South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
  Old Cyrillic script: смокꙑ (smoky), смокъвинъ (smokŭvinŭ)
  - → Romanian: smochină
- Bulgarian: смокиня (smokinja)
- Macedonian: смоква (smokva)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: смо̏ква
  
  Latin script: smȍkva
- Slovene: smọ̑kǝv (tonal orthography)
West Slavic:
- Polish: smokwa
- Sorbian:
  - Upper Sorbian: smokwa (obsolete)