Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/plъtь

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

Unknown. Cognate with Lithuanian plutà (“rind, crust”).

Noun

*plъtь f

skin, complexion

Inflection

Declension of *plъtь (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*plъtь	*plъti	*plъti
genitive	*plъti	plъtьju, plъťu^*	plъtьjь, plъti^*
dative	*plъti	*plъtьma	*plъtьmъ
accusative	*plъtь	*plъti	*plъti
instrumental	plъtьjǫ, plъťǫ^*	*plъtьma	*plъtьmi
locative	*plъti	plъtьju, plъťu^*	*plъtьxъ
vocative	*plъti	*plъti	*plъti

^* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Belarusian: плоць (plocʹ)
- Russian: плоть (plotʹ)
- Ukrainian: плоть (plotʹ)
South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: плъть (plŭtĭ)
- Bulgarian: плът (plǎt)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: пу̏т
  
  Latin script: pȕt
- Slovene: pôlt
West Slavic:
- Old Czech: plt
  - Czech: pleť
- Polish: płeć
- Slovak: pleť

References

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

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