Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zojьkъ

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

From *zòjь +‎ *-ьkъ.

Noun

*zojьkъ m[1]

  1. wail, scream, yell

Declension

Declension of *zojьkъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *zojьkъ *zojьka *zojьci
genitive *zojьka *zojьku *zojьkъ
dative *zojьku *zojьkoma *zojьkomъ
accusative *zojьkъ *zojьka *zojьky
instrumental *zojьkъmь, *zojьkomь* *zojьkoma *zojьky
locative *zojьcě *zojьku *zojьcěxъ
vocative *zojьče *zojьka *zojьci

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

Proto-Slavic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵʰeh₂- (0 c, 13 e)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: *зоикъ (*zoikŭ)
      • Old Ruthenian: *зойкъ (*zojk)
        • Ukrainian: зойк (zojk); дзойк (dzojk) (dialectal)
        • Ukrainian: зо́йкати (zójkaty)
        • Ukrainian: зо́йкнути (zójknuty)
  • West Slavic:
    • Polish: zojk (dialectal)

References

  1. ^ Shevelov, George Y. (2002) Vakulenko S., Danylenko A., transl., Історична фонологія української мови [A Historical Phonology of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kharkiv: Acta, →ISBN, page 326:*zaj-ьkъ*zaj-ʹk

Further reading

  • Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1972–1982) “зойк”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 2 (Д – Ь), Ottawa: Ukrainian Mohylo-Mazepian Academy of Sciences; Ukrainian Language Association, →LCCN, page 452:*zaj-ьkъ
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “зойк”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 274