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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mǫžikъ

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 *mǫ̑žь (“man”) +‎ *-ikъ.

Noun

*mǫžikъ m[1]

  1. short man
  2. lower class person

Declension
Declension of *mǫžikъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *mǫžikъ *mǫžika *mǫžici
genitive *mǫžika *mǫžiku *mǫžikъ
dative *mǫžiku *mǫžikoma *mǫžikomъ
accusative *mǫžikъ *mǫžika *mǫžiky
instrumental *mǫžikъmь, *mǫžikomь* *mǫžikoma *mǫžiky
locative *mǫžicě *mǫžiku *mǫžicěxъ
vocative *mǫžiče *mǫžika *mǫžici
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: мѫжикъ (mǫžikŭ), мужикъ (mužikŭ)
      • Old Ruthenian: мужи́къ (mužík), мужы́къ (mužýk)
        • Belarusian: мужы́к (mužýk)
        • Ukrainian: мужи́к (mužýk)
      • Russian: мужи́к (mužík)
  • South Slavic:
    • Slovene: mǫ̑žik
  • West Slavic:
    • Kashubian: mążëk
    • Old Czech: mužík
    • Old Polish: mężyk
    • Slovak: mužik
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: mužyk
      • Upper Sorbian: mužik

References
  1. Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mǫžikъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 20 (*morzatъjь – *mъrsknǫti), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 157
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