Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xolpъ

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

Uncertain. Has been compared with Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌱𐍃 (halbs, “half”), if so then related to Proto-Slavic *xolkъ and *xolstъ. Alternatively akin to Lithuanian šel̃pti (“to help”) and Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐌻𐍀𐌰𐌽 (hilpan, “to help”). Has also been compared with Ancient Greek σκόλοψ (skólops, “pale, stake”), German Schalk (“joker, rogue”) and Lithuanian sil̃pti (“to weaken”).[1]

Noun

*xolpъ m

  1. bondman, serf, peasant

Inflection

Declension of *xolpъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm a)
singular dual plural
nominative *xolpъ *xòlpa *xòlpi
genitive *xòlpa *xòlpu *xòlpъ
dative *xòlpu *xòlpoma *xòlpomъ
accusative *xolpъ *xòlpa *xòlpy
instrumental *xòlpъmь, *xòlpomь* *xòlpoma *xòlpȳ
locative *xòlpě *xòlpu *xòlpě̄xъ
vocative *xòlpe *xòlpa *xòlpi

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

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: холопъ (xolopŭ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: chlap, chłap (alternative writing)
    • Old Polish: chłop
    • Pannonian Rusyn: хлоп (xlop)
    • Slovak: chlap
    • Pomeranian:
    • Sorbian:
      ⇒ Lower Sorbian: kłopc
      Upper Sorbian: khłop
  • Non-Slavic:
    • → Latvian: kаl̃рs

References

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