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Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/plútas

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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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Probably a fossilized adjective, continuing Proto-Indo-European *plutós from *plew- (to flow). Cognate with Ancient Greek πλυτός (plutós, washed), Sanskrit प्लुत (pluta, flowing, washing) and further akin to Proto-Germanic *flutą (whence German Fluss (river, flow), Dutch vlot (quick)).

Noun

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*plútas m[1][2]

  1. raft

Inflection

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Declension of *plútas (o-stem, fixed accent)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *plútas *plútōˀ *plútai(ˀ)
Accusative *plútan *plútōˀ *plútō(ˀ)ns
Genitive *plútā *plútāu(ˀ) *plútōn
Locative *plútai *plútāu(ˀ) *plútaišu
Dative *plútōi *plútamā(ˀ) *plútamas
Instrumental *plútōˀ *plútamāˀ *plútōis
Vocative *plúte *plútōˀ *plútai(ˀ)

Alternative reconstructions

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Descendants

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  • East Baltic:
    • Latvian: pluts
  • Proto-Slavic: *plъ̀tъ (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*plъ̀tъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 407:BSl. *plútom
  2. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “pluts”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 545:BSl. *plútom