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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ǫtica

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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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*ǫ̀tica

Etymology

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Originally a diminutive form of *ǫtь (duck) +‎ *-ica (diminutive suffix). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂ts (duck).

Noun

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*ǫ̀tica f

  1. duck
    Synonyms: *patica, *manica
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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Zhuravlyov, A. F., Varbot, Zh. Zh., editors (2016), “*ǫtica”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 40 (*ǫborъkъ – *pakъla), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 76