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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vykati

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 *vyti (“to howl”) +‎ *-kati. Cognate with Latvian ūkšuot (“to shout”), Lithuanian ūkáuti, ū́kčioti (“to call, to evoke”), Proto-Germanic *auhjōną (“to make noise”).

Similar to Russian ау́кать (aúkatʹ, “to shout "auh!"”), formed in the same manner from the interjection ау (au, “wow, wail”).

Verb

*vykáti impf (perfective *vyknǫti)[1] (South Slavic)

  1. to shout, to yell
  2. to evoke

Inflection
Conjugation of *vykati, *vyka, *vykajetь (impf., -a-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
Suffix: *-ati
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*vykanьje *vykati *vykatъ *vykalъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive *vykanъ *vykajemъ
Active *vykavъ *vykaję
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *vykaxъ*vyka*vyka *vykajǫ*vykaješi*vykajetь
Dual *vykaxově*vykasta*vykaste *vykajevě*vykajeta*vykajete
Plural *vykaxomъ*vykaste*vykašę *vykajemъ*vykajete*vykajǫtь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st2nd3rd 1st2nd3rd
Singular *vykaaxъ*vykaaše*vykaaše —*vykaji*vykaji
Dual *vykaaxově*vykaašeta*vykaašete *vykajivě*vykajita—
Plural *vykaaxomъ*vykaašete*vykaaxǫ *vykajimъ*vykajite—

Derived terms
  • *vykačь (agent noun)
  • *vykadlo (instrumental noun)
  • *vyzgati, *vizgati (“to neigh”)
  • *vykъ, *vykotъ (“shout”)

Descendants
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: вꙑкати (vykati)
    • Bulgarian: ви́кам (víkam)
    • Macedonian: вика (vika)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: ви́кати
      Latin script: víkati
    • Slovene: vīkati (tonal orthography)

References
  1. Snoj, Marko (2016) “vīkati²”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. ali slovan. *vyka̋ti”

Further reading
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “викам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 147
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