Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kupьcь

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

By surface analysis, *kupiti +‎ *-ьcь.

Noun

*kupьcь m

1. trader, buyer

Declension

Declension of *kupьcь (soft o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*kupьcь	*kupьca	*kupьci
genitive	*kupьca	*kupьcu	*kupьcь
dative	*kupьcu	*kupьcema	*kupьcemъ
accusative	*kupьcь	*kupьca	*kupьcę̇
instrumental	*kupьcьmь, *kupьcemь*	*kupьcema	*kupьci
locative	*kupьci	*kupьcu	*kupьcixъ
vocative	*kupьče	*kupьca	*kupьci

^* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Belarusian: купе́ц (kupjéc)
  • Russian: купе́ц (kupéc)
  • Ukrainian: купе́ць (kupécʹ)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic: коупьць (kupĭcĭ)
    • Bulgarian: купе́ц (kupéc) (obsolete)
    • Macedonian: купец (kupec)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: ку́пац

    Latin script: kúpac

  • Slovene: kúpec (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: kupec
    • Czech: kupec
  • Old Polish: kupiec
    • Polish: kupiec
    • Silesian: kupiec
  • Pomeranian:
    • Kashubian: kùpc
    • Slovincian: kùpc
  • Slovak: kupec
  • Sorbian:
    • Lower Sorbian: kupc
    • Upper Sorbian: kupc

• Non-Slavic:
  • → Hungarian: kupec