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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kъrčiti

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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 Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-k-, a k-extension of *(s)ker- (to turn, bend).

Verb

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*kъrčiti (sę)

  1. (transitive, reflexive) to contort, to twist, to writhe
  2. (reflexive) to contract, to shrink (to become smaller)

Inflection

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ко́рча”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress