Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/voltь

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

Alternative forms

*voltъ m (u-stem)
*volta f (ā-stem)
- Ukrainian: воло́та (volóta) (dialectal)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *walˀtiš, cognate with Lithuanian váltis (“oat ear”), Old Prussian wolti (“ear of corn”). Possibly further akin to Proto-Germanic *walþuz (“forest”), Old Irish folt (“hair”).

Noun

*vȏltь f^[1]^[2]

panicle, ear (of corn)
Synonym: *kolsъ

Declension

Declension of *vȏltь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*vȏltь	*vȏlti	*vȏlti
genitive	*voltí	voltьjù, volťu^*	*voltь̀jь
dative	*vȏlti	*voltьmà	*vȏltьmъ
accusative	*vȏltь	*vȏlti	*vȏlti
instrumental	*voltьjǫ́	*voltьmà	*voltьmì
locative	*voltí	voltьjù, volťu^*	*vȏltьxъ
vocative	*volti	*vȏlti	*vȏlti

^* 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).

Derived terms

*voltiti (causative-iterative)

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Russian: во́лоть (vólotʹ)
- Ukrainian: во́лоть (vólotʹ)
South Slavic:
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: вла̑т
  
  Latin script: vlȃt
- Slovene: vlȃt, lȃt, látje
West Slavic:
- Old Czech: vlat
- Old Polish: włoć, błoć
  - Polish: włoć

References

^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “voltь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎^[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c panicle (NA 129)”
^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “lat”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *vȏltь”