Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kъmenь

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

Most plausible is division kŭ-men-, where -men- is suffix. According to Machek, it's related to Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma) < *ku-mn̥t- in meaning "germ".

Noun

*kъmenь m

trunk, bough
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Declension

Declension of *kъmenь (i-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*kъmenь	*kъmeni	kъmenьje, kъmeňe^*
Accusative	*kъmenь	*kъmeni	*kъmeni
Genitive	*kъmeni	kъmenьju, kъmeňu^*	kъmenьjь, kъmeni^*
Locative	*kъmeni	kъmenьju, kъmeňu^*	*kъmenьxъ
Dative	*kъmeni	*kъmenьma	*kъmenьmъ
Instrumental	*kъmenьmь	*kъmenьma	*kъmenьmi
Vocative	*kъmeni	*kъmeni	kъmenьje, kъmeňe^*

^* 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).

Related terms

*kъnъ / *kъnь (< kŭ-n-)

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Ukrainian: кима́к (kymák), dial. кыма́к (kymák), кіма́к (kimák)
West Slavic:
- Old Czech: kmen
  - Czech: kmen
- Slovak: kmeň
- Sorbian:
  - Lower Sorbian: kḿeń

References

Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*kъmenь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), volume 13 (*kroměžirъ – kyžiti), Moscow: Nauka, page 196