Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/polъka

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

Related to *polъ (“flank”) or *polti (“to twine”) +‎ *-ъka.

Noun

*polъka f

  1. shelf

Alternative forms

Inflection

Declension of *polъka (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *polъka *polъcě *polъky
genitive *polъky *polъku *polъkъ
dative *polъcě *polъkama *polъkamъ
accusative *polъkǫ *polъcě *polъky
instrumental *polъkojǫ, *polъkǫ** *polъkama *polъkami
locative *polъcě *polъku *polъkasъ, *polъkaxъ*
vocative *polъko *polъcě *polъky

* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

nouns

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: полъка (polŭka)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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