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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/volъ

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

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *wálas, with no clear cognates outside Slavic. Often connected with *vel- (“big”) (as in *velьjь) and explained as meaning "a big creature".[1]

Noun

*vòlъ m

  1. ox

Declension
Declension of *vòlъ (u-stem, accent paradigm b)
singular dual plural
nominative *vòlъ *volỳ *volòve
genitive *volù *volòvu *volòvъ
dative *volòvi *vòlъma *volъ̀mъ
accusative *vòlъ *volỳ *volỳ
instrumental *volъ̀mь *vòlъma *vòlъmī
locative *vòlu *volòvu *volъ̀xъ
vocative *volu *volỳ *volòve

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: волъ (volŭ)
      • Old Ruthenian: волъ (vol), вѡлъ (vôl), вулъ (vul)
        • Belarusian: вол (vol); вюл (vjul) (dialectal)
        • Carpathian Rusyn: вул (vul)
        • Ukrainian: віл (vil)
      • Russian: вол (vol)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References
  1. Snoj, Marko (2016) “vol”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si
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