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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zamъkъ

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 *za- (for) + *mъkъ, action noun of Proto-Slavic *zamъknǫti (to pull up, to drag).

In most modern languages, the descendant of this lemma conveys the meaning castle, which is a late calque of German Schloss, itself a calque of Latin clūsa.

Noun

*zamъkъ m

  1. lock
    Synonym: *bьrava
  2. snare, knot (that locks)

Alternative forms

  • *zamъka f

Declension

  • *primъka (snare, loop)
  • *promъka (thread)

Descendants

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “замок”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “замек”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 597
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “замък¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 599
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