Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gatъka

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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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By surface analysis, *gatati (to tell, to guess) +‎ *-ъka. Ultimately, perhaps a diminutive of Proto-Indo-European *g⁽ʷ⁾eh₃th₂ós (proverb) + *-ъka, cognate with Proto-Indo-Iranian *gaHtʰás (hymn).

Noun

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*gatъka f

  1. riddle, cryptic parable
    Synonym: *zagadъka

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1979), “*gatъka”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 6 (*e – *golva), Moscow: Nauka, page 105