Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/měšьkъ

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, *měxъ +‎ *-ъkъ.

Noun

*měšьkъ m[1]

  1. diminutive of *měxъ (bag): little bag

Declension

Declension of *měšьkъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *měšьkъ *měšьka *měšьci
genitive *měšьka *měšьku *měšьkъ
dative *měšьku *měšьkoma *měšьkomъ
accusative *měšьkъ *měšьka *měšьky
instrumental *měšьkъmь, *měšьkomь* *měšьkoma *měšьky
locative *měšьcě *měšьku *měšьcěxъ
vocative *měšьče *měšьka *měšьci

* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: мѣшькъ (měšĭkŭ)
      • Old Ruthenian: мѣшо́къ (měšók), мѣше́къ (měšék)
      • Russian: мешо́к (mešók); мяшо́к (mjašók) (dialectal)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: мѣшькъ (měšĭkŭ)
      • Bulgarian: меше́к (mešék) (dialectal)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: мjешак
      Latin script: mјešak
    • Slovene: mẹ̑šək (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: mіešek
    • Polabian: mesăk
    • Old Polish: mieszek
    • Pomeranian:
      • Kashubian: miészk
      • Slovincian: mjéjszk
    • Slovak: miešok
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: měšk
      • Upper Sorbian: měšk

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1992), “*měšьkъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 18 (*matoga – *mękyšьka), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 220

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “мешо́к”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress