Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zolkъ

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 *zol- +‎ *-kъ.

Noun

*zolkъ m

young, green plant

Inflection

Declension of *zolkъ (hard o-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*zolkъ	*zolka	*zolci
Accusative	*zolkъ	*zolka	*zolky
Genitive	*zolka	*zolku	*zolkъ
Locative	*zolcě	*zolku	*zolcěxъ
Dative	*zolku	*zolkoma	*zolkomъ
Instrumental	zolkъmь, zolkomь^*	*zolkoma	*zolky
Vocative	*zolče	*zolka	*zolci

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

Derived terms

*zolčьnъ, *zolkovъ

Related terms

*zelenъ (“green”)
*zelьje (“cabbage”)
*zolto (“gold”)
*žьltъ (“yellow”)

Descendants

South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: злакъ (zlakŭ)
  - → Belarusian: злак (zlak)
  - → Russian: злак (zlak)
  - → Ukrainian: злак (zlak)
- Bulgarian: злак (zlak)

References

Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “злак”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
Chernykh, P. (1993), “злак”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1 (а – пантомима), 3rd edition, Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 325
Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893), “злакъ”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎ (in Russian), volume 1: А – К, Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 980
Georgiev V. I., editor (1971), “злак”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 644