Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žalъkъ

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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

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From *žalь +‎ *-ъkъ.

Adjective

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*žalъkъ

  1. pitiful

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: жа́лкий (žálkij)
  • South Slavic:

Further reading

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  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жал”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 522
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жа́лкий”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress