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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dьraka

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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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Resultant or instrumental noun from *dьrati (to flay) +‎ *-ka.

Noun

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*dьraka f

  1. (nomen acti) brawl, scuffle
  2. thorny plant, shrub

Declension

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Descendants

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  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: Драка (Draka) (personal name)
    • Russian: дра́ка (dráka)
    • Ukrainian: дра́ка (dráka)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1978), “*dьraka”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 216
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “драка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “драти”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 123
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “драка”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 419
  • Snoj, Marko (2016) “drȃčje”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si