глꙗкъ

Old Ruthenian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic *гълꙗкъ (*gŭljakŭ), from Proto-Slavic *gъľakъ, from *gъ̀ľь; further origins unclear.[1] Compare dialectal Russian гляк (gljak).

Noun

глꙗкъ • (hljak) m inan (diminutive глꙗчокъ)

  1. jug, pitcher, jar
    Synonyms: глекъ (hlek), жбанъ (žban), збанъ (zban)

Descendants
  • Belarusian: гляк (hljak); галья́к (halʹják) (dialectal)
    • → Polish: hlak, lak (regional)
      • → Belarusian: ляк (ljak) (dialectal)

References
  1. Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1985), “гляк”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 3 (га! – інчэ́), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 97

Further reading
  • Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1986), “глякъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 7 (гляденье – девичество), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika, page 5
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