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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mъskъ

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

Presumably, spreading from the South, forming an areal Balkan word for 'mule'.[1] The relationship with Latin mulus and Ancient Greek μυχλός (mukhlós) is unclear. All these terms could have derived from an extinct Mediterranean/Near Eastern substrate.

Noun

*mъ̀skъ m[2]

  1. mule

Declension
Declension of *mъ̀skъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm b)
singular dual plural
nominative *mъ̀skъ *mъskà *mъscì
genitive *mъskà *mъskù *mъ̀skъ
dative *mъskù *mъskòma *mъskòmъ
accusative *mъ̀skъ *mъskà *mъskỳ
instrumental *mъskъ̀mь, *mъskòmь* *mъskòma *mъ̀sky
locative *mъscě̀ *mъskù *mъ̀scěxъ
vocative *mъšče *mъskà *mъscì
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Alternative forms
  • *mъ̀zgъ

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: мъскъ (mŭskŭ)
      • Russian: меск (mesk)
      • Ukrainian: меск (mesk)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      • Church Slavonic: мьзгъ (mĭzgŭ), мьскъ (mĭskŭ)
    • Bulgarian: мъск (mǎsk)
    • Macedonian: маска (maska)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: мазаг, мазак, мазг
      Latin script: mazag, mazak, mazg
    • Slovene: mezȅg (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: mesh, mzha, mezek, mezk
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: mjesk

Further reading
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mъskъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 21 (*mъrskovatъjь – *nadějьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 12
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “меск”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

References
  1. Albanian Etymological Dictionary, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden Boston Köln 1998, p.279
  2. Snoj, Marko (2016) “mezȅg”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*mъzgъ̏, *mъskъ̏”
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