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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čuxъ

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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

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Etymology 1

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Onomatopoeic, seemingly related to Proto-Slavic *čukъ (knock, clatter), *cukъ (tick, tock). Probably derived from a non-attested *čuti (to growl, to bark) +‎ *-xъ attested as extended *čьvati. Compare further Proto-Indo-European *kew- (to howl, to wail), *(s)kew- (to shout, to scold).

For the suffix, compare Proto-Slavic *kyxъ (cough), *ťuxъ (wail), *buxъ (woo, cough), *puxъ (pant).

Noun

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*čuxъ m

  1. growl, grouch, bark (low, rumbling sound)
  2. puff, sniffle (action that produces rumbling noise)
  3. choo (as interjection)
Declension
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Derived terms
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  • *čьvati, *ščьvati (to bark, to harass)
  • *xula (reproach, unjust vilification)
  • *čula (grumpy animal)
  • *čuxa (sniffing animal)
    • Russian: чу́ха (čúxa, piglet)
Descendants
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Further reading

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  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кюхам²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 258: от звукоподражателна основа

Etymology 2

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From *čuti (to sense, to feel) +‎ *-xъ.

Noun

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*čuxъ m

  1. feeling, scent
    Synonyms: *usętъ, *čutьje
  2. (particularly) smell, odor, stench
    Synonyms: *voňa, *ňuxъ, *smordь
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Descendants
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  • East Slavic:
    • Ukrainian: чух (čux, stench)
  • South Slavic:
    • Slovene: čȗh (stench)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “чух”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka