Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kotъka

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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 1

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Originally a diminutive form of *kòtъ (cat) +‎ *-ъka (diminutive suffix).

Noun

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*kòtъka f

  1. feminine of *kotъ (cat)
    Synonym: *mačьka
Declension
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Descendants
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Further reading

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  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1984), “*kotъka”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 11 (*konьcь – *kotьna(ja)), Moscow: Nauka, page 212
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “котка¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 676

Etymology 2

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From *koty (anchor) +‎ *-ъka (diminutive suffix).

Noun

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*kòtъka f

  1. Alternative form of *koty (anchor)
  2. (by extension) pulley, roll
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Descendants
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  • Albanian: kotkë (bundle, curl)
  • Aromanian: cotcă (pulley)

Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ко́тка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “котка³”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 676