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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/olkomъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Reanalyzed passive participle of *olkati (to gobble а beverage, to feel hunger). Could be compared with *olpati (to gobble food) which gave Russ. ло́паемый (lópajemyj).

Adjective

òlkomъ

  1. greedy

Inflection

Descendants

References

  • Derksen, Rick (2008), “*òlkomъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 367
  • Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), ла́комый”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
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