Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tolkъno

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 o-grade of *telkti (“to pound”) +‎ *-ъno

Cognate with Welsh talch (“oatmeal, groats, fragments”) (< *talko-)

Derivation from Proto-Turkic *talkān (“parched grain”) is unlikely due to a Slavic internal etymology and wide (even if patchy) geographical distribution

Noun

*tolkъno n

roasted oatmeal

Declension

Declension of *tolkъno (hard o-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*tolkъno	*tolkъně	*tolkъna
Accusative	*tolkъno	*tolkъně	*tolkъna
Genitive	*tolkъna	*tolkъnu	*tolkъnъ
Locative	*tolkъně	*tolkъnu	*tolkъněxъ
Dative	*tolkъnu	*tolkъnoma	*tolkъnomъ
Instrumental	tolkъnъmь, tolkъnomь^*	*tolkъnoma	*tolkъny
Vocative	*tolkъno	*tolkъně	*tolkъna

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: толокъно (tolokŭno)
  - Belarusian: талакно́ (talaknó)
  - Russian: толокно́ (toloknó)
  - Ukrainian: толокно́ (toloknó)
- → Finnish: talkkuna
South Slavic:
- Slovene:
  - → German: Dalken
- → Middle High German: Talken
West Slavic:
- Polish: tłukno

References

Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “толокно́”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
Chernykh, P. (1993), “толокно́”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), 3rd edition, Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 248