Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/olčьnъ

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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-Balto-Slavic *álˀkinas. Equivalent to *olkati (to be hungry) +‎ *-ьnъ. Cognate with Latvian al̂kans (greedy, hungry), Lithuanian álkanas (sober), Old Prussian alkīns (sober). Interestingly, the Old Church Slavonic and Bulgarian descendants did not overgo a metathesis.

Adjective

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*òlčьnъ[1][2]

  1. hungry

Inflection

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Alternative forms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*òlčьnъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 366
  2. ^ Kapović, Mate (2007) “The Development of Proto-Slavic Quantity”, in Wiener Slavistisches Jahrbuch[1], University of Vienna, page 8:*őlčьnъ