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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/olkomъ

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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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Reanalyzed passive participle of *olkati (to gobble а beverage, to feel hunger). Could be compared with *olpati (to gobble food) which gave Russ. ло́паемый (lópajemyj).

Adjective

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*òlkomъ

  1. greedy

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  • Derksen, Rick (2008) “*òlkomъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 367
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ла́комый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress