Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pola

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

Either a semantic variation of *polъ via the specialization “half of suit/dress” → skirt or derived from *polti (“to twine, to wind, to lace”).

Noun

*pola f

  1. skirt, fringe

Declension

Declension of *pola (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *pola *polě *poly
genitive *poly *polu *polъ
dative *polě *polama *polamъ
accusative *polǫ *polě *poly
instrumental *polojǫ, *polǫ** *polama *polami
locative *polě *polu *polasъ, *polaxъ*
vocative *polo *polě *poly

* -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).

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: пола (pola)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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