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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ǫtъka

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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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*ǫ̀tъka

Etymology

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Originally a diminutive form of *ǫtь (duck) +‎ *-ъka (diminutive suffix), perhaps extending back to Proto-Balto-Slavic *ánˀtukāˀ. Cognate with Lithuanian antuka (wader), añtukas (wheatear).

Noun

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*ǫ̀tъka f

  1. duck
    Synonyms: *kačьka, *putъka, *šatъka

Declension

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Zhuravlyov, A. F., Varbot, Zh. Zh., editors (2016), “*ǫtъka”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 40 (*ǫborъkъ – *pakъla), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 89
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “утка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress