Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/ikrā́ˀ

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This Proto-Balto-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-Balto-Slavic

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Etymology

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Possibly a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *yékʷr̥, but the details are uncertain.

Noun

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*ikrā́ˀ f[1][2]

  1. roe, spawn, caviar

Alternative reconstructions

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  • *ikra

Descendants

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  • Lithuanian: ìkras
  • Latvian: ikri pl
  • Proto-Slavic: *jьkrà (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “ikras”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 199:BSL *ikraʔ; *ikro
  2. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “jьkrà, ; jьkro”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN