Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/torkъ

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

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *tоrkʷ-ós, from the root *terkʷ- (“to turn, spin”). Akin to Albanian tjerr (“I spin”), Latin torqueō (“I twist”), Latvian tę̄rkа, Old Prussian tarkue and Sanskrit तर्कु (tarkú, “spindle”).

Noun

*tȏrkъ m

  1. strap, thong
    Synonym: *remy

Inflection

Declension of *torkъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *torkъ *torka *torci
genitive *torka *torku *torkъ
dative *torku *torkoma *torkomъ
accusative *torkъ *torka *torky
instrumental *torkъmь, *torkomь* *torkoma *torky
locative *torcě *torku *torcěxъ
vocative *torče *torka *torci

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

noun
verb

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: торокъ (torokŭ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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