Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kolivěkъ

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

Etymology

From *kolivě +‎ *-kъ.

Particle

*kolivěkъ^[1]

(West Slavic) generalizing particle

Derived terms

*čьsokolivěkъ (“anything, whatever”)
*ačekolivěkъ (“although”)

Descendants

West Slavic:
- Old Czech: kolivěk, kolvěk, kolivěč, kolvěč, -kolivěk, -koliv
  - Czech: -kolivěk (dated)
- Old Polish: -kolwiek
  - Polish: -kolwiek
  - ⇒ Polish: (dialectal) kolwicek
  - Silesian: (rare) -kolwiek
- Slovak: -koľvek
- Slovincian: -kôlvjek

References

^ Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965) “-kolwiek”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volumes II: K—Kot, Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego, page 361

Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “ačekoli : ačekolivě(kъ)”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 150
Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1976), “čьtokole, čьkoli, čьtokoli, zach. čьsokole : čьsokoli, čьsokolivě, čьsokolivěkъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 2 (caca – davьnota), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 319

[1] Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965) “-kolwiek”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volumes II: K—Kot, Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego, page 361

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