Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/malyšьka

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 *malyšь +‎ *-ьka.

Noun

*malyšьka f

1. little child

Declension

Declension of *malyšьka (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*malyšьka	*malyšьcě	*malyšьky
genitive	*malyšьky	*malyšьku	*malyšьkъ
dative	*malyšьcě	*malyšьkama	*malyšьkamъ
accusative	*malyšьkǫ	*malyšьcě	*malyšьky
instrumental	*malyšьkojǫ, *malyšьkǫ**	*malyšьkama	*malyšьkami
locative	*malyšьcě	*malyšьku	*malyšьkasъ, *malyšьkaxъ*
vocative	*malyšьko	*malyšьcě	*malyšьky

^* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
^** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: малꙑшька (malyšĭka)
    • Old Ruthenian: *малы́шка (*malýška)
      • Belarusian: малы́шка (malýška)
      • Carpathian Rusyn: малы́шка (malŷ́ška)
      • Ukrainian: мали́шка (malýška)
    • Russian: малы́шка (malýška)