Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/krečetъ

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

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Etymology

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From *krekati +‎ *-etъ. Further, perhaps of imitative Proto-Indo-European origin (see Ancient Greek κρέξ (kréx, corncrake)).[1] Compare Ancient Greek κέρκνος (kérknos, a Hierax or an Alektryon).

Noun

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*krečetъ m[2]

  1. gyrfalcon
  2. cicada?

Declension

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  2. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1985), “*krečetъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 12 (*koulъkъ – *kroma/*kromъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 111

Further reading

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