Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zykъ

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 reconstructions

*zukъ

Etymology

From early *zū- ~ *zau- +‎ *-kъ. Derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źūˀ-, *źauˀ-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰuH-, *ǵʰowH-, from *ǵʰewH- (“to call on, invoke”).

Noun

*zykъ m^[1]^[2]

loud scream, noise, sound

Declension

Declension of *zykъ (hard o-stem)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*zykъ	*zyka	*zyci
genitive	*zyka	*zyku	*zykъ
dative	*zyku	*zykoma	*zykomъ
accusative	*zykъ	*zyka	*zyky
instrumental	zykъmь, zykomь^*	*zykoma	*zyky
locative	*zycě	*zyku	*zycěxъ
vocative	*zyče	*zyka	*zyci

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

Descendants

From *zykъ:

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: зꙑкъ (zykŭ)
  - Old Ruthenian: *зыкъ (*zyk)
    - Belarusian: зык (zyk)
      - ⇒ Belarusian: зы́каць (zýkacʹ)
    - Ukrainian: зик (zyk)
      - ⇒ Ukrainian: зи́кати (zýkaty)
  - Russian: зык (zyk)
    - ⇒ Russian: зы́кать (zýkatʹ)
    - ⇒ Russian: зы́кнуть (zýknutʹ)
South Slavic:
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: зи̑к
  
  Latin script: zȋk
West Slavic:
- Sorbian:
  - Upper Sorbian: zyk, zynk

From *zukъ:

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: зукъ (zukŭ)
South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
  - Church Slavonic: зукъ (zukŭ) (Serbian recension)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: зу̑к
  
  Latin script: zȗk
  ⇒ Cyrillic script: зу́кнути
  
  ⇒ Latin script: zúknuti
West Slavic:
- Czech: zuk
- Sorbian:
  - Lower Sorbian: zuk
    - ⇒ Lower Sorbian: zuknyć
  - Upper Sorbian: zuk
    - ⇒ Upper Sorbian: zuknuś

References

^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “зик”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 261
^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1985), “зык₁”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 3 (га! – інчэ́), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 351

Vasmer, Max (1967) “зык”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 2 (Е – Муж), Moscow: Progress, page 109
Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “зук”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 108 (), Moscow: Progress, page 2
Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1972–1982) “зик”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 2 (Д – Ь), Ottawa: Ukrainian Mohylo-Mazepian Academy of Sciences; Ukrainian Language Association, →LCCN, page 440

[1] Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “зик”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 261

[2] Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1985), “зык₁”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 3 (га! – інчэ́), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 351

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