Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/porkā

This Proto-Italic 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-Italic

Etymology 1

    Femininization of *porkos.

    Noun

    *porkā f

    1. female pig, sow
    Declension
    Declension of *porkā (ā-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *porkā *porkās
    vocative *porka *porkās
    accusative *porkam *porkans
    genitive *porkās *porkāzom
    dative *porkāi *porkais
    ablative *porkād *porkais
    locative *porkāi *porkais

    Descendants

    • Latin: porca (see there for further descendants)
    • Umbrian: 𐌐𐌖𐌓𐌊𐌀 (purka), porca (acc. pl.)

    Etymology 2

    From Proto-Indo-European *pr̥ḱeh₂, from *perḱ-. Cognate with Proto-Celtic *ɸrikā.

    Noun

    *porkā f

    1. furrow
    Declension
    Declension of *porkā (ā-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *porkā *porkās
    vocative *porka *porkās
    accusative *porkam *porkans
    genitive *porkās *porkāzom
    dative *porkāi *porkais
    ablative *porkād *porkais
    locative *porkāi *porkais
    Descendants

    References

    • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 481
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