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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žalъkъ

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 *žalь + *-ъkъ.

Adjective

*žalъkъ

  1. pitiful

Inflection

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: жа́лкий (žálkij)
  • South Slavic:

Further reading

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жал”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 522
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жа́лкий”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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