Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čubъ

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

Together with Proto-Slavic *skuti (“to pluck hair, weeds”), supposed to be from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewbʰ-. Akin to Lithuanian skùbti (“to hurry”), Proto-Germanic *skeubaną (“to shove”). Further related appears to be Albanian humb (“to get lost”) via a nasal infix.

Per Trubachev and Vasmer, distantly related to Proto-Slavic *čupъ. Trubachev mentions as possible descendants Serbo-Croatian ćùba, Slovene čọ́ba, however, per Snoj they may actually reflect Proto-Slavic *čьnoba.

Noun

*čubъ m

1. forelock
2. crest

   Synonym: *čupъ (in South Slavic)

Inflection

Declension of *čubъ (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*čubъ	*čuba	*čubi
genitive	*čuba	*čubu	*čubъ
dative	*čubu	*čuboma	*čubomъ
accusative	*čubъ	*čuba	*čuby
instrumental	*čubъmь, *čubomь*	*čuboma	*čuby
locative	*čubě	*čubu	*čuběxъ
vocative	*čube	*čuba	*čubi

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Related terms

• *čukъ (“part of forelock”) (in Russian)
• *kyta (“bouquet, decoration”)
• *kyčurъ (“tuft”)
• *skuti (“to pluck (hair, weeds)”)
• *xyba (“error, mistake”) (possibly)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: *чубъ (*čubŭ)
    • Old Ruthenian: *чубъ (*čub)
      • Belarusian: чуб (čub)
      • Ukrainian: чуб (čub)
    • Russian: чуб (čub)
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: čub
  • Polish: czub
  • Slovak: čub
  • Slovincian: czúb

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “чуб”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1977), “*čubъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 4 (*čaběniti – *děľa), Moscow: Nauka, page 126