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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kogъtь

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

Possibly, from Proto-Indo-European *keg-, *keng- (peg; hook).

Noun

*kogъtь m

  1. claw
  2. talon

Declension

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: ко́каць (kókacʹ)
    • Russian: ко́готь (kógotʹ)
    • Ukrainian: кі́готь (kíhotʹ), ко́готь (kóhotʹ)
  • West Slavic:
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: kосht (thorn)

Further reading

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