Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/naxalъ

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

Deverbal of *naxaliti. Compare also Proto-Slavic *xala (something torn, shattered, worn-out).

Noun

*naxalъ m[1]

  1. an impudent or insolent person

Inflection

Declension of *naxalъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *naxalъ *naxala *naxali
genitive *naxala *naxalu *naxalъ
dative *naxalu *naxaloma *naxalomъ
accusative *naxalъ *naxala *naxaly
instrumental *naxalъmь, *naxalomь* *naxaloma *naxaly
locative *naxalě *naxalu *naxalěxъ
vocative *naxale *naxala *naxali

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

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: нахалъ (naxalŭ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: наха̀л (nahàl) (possibly borrowed from Russian)

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1995), “*naxalъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 22 (*naděliti – *narodъ), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 78

Further reading

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