Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/plьsky

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

Cognate with Lithuanian pliskėti (“to clear out, to polish”), both from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pley- (“to split, to splice”). Further related to Proto-Slavic *plьxъ (“bald”) (whence Czech plchý), *plěšь (“bald”), Lithuanian plìkas (“bald”), Latvian pliks (“naked, bare”).

Noun

*plьsky f

(probably) clear, spot-free place

Usage notes

Only attested in toponyms, so the exact meaning is unclear.

Declension

Declension of *plьsky (v-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*plьsky	*plьskъvi	*plьskъvi
genitive	*plьskъve	*plьskъvu	*plьskъvъ
dative	*plьskъvi	plьskъvьma, plьskъvama^*	plьskъvьmъ, plьskъvamъ^*
accusative	*plьskъvь	*plьskъvi	*plьskъvi
instrumental	plьskъvьjǫ, plьskъvľǫ^**	plьskъvьma, plьskъvama^*	plьskъvьmi, plьskъvami^*
locative	*plьskъve	*plьskъvu	plьskъvьxъ, plьskъvaxъ^*
vocative	*plьsky	*plьskъvi	*plьskъvi

^* -ьmъ/etc. are the original consonant-stem endings, while -amъ/etc. are later Common Slavic endings formed by analogy with a-stems.
^** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Descendants

East Slavic:
- ⇒ Old East Slavic: Пльсковъ (Plĭskovŭ), Пьсковъ (Pĭskovŭ)
  - Old Ruthenian: Псковъ (Pskov)
    - Belarusian: Пскоў (Pskoŭ)
    - Ukrainian: Псков (Pskov)
  - Russian: Псков (Pskov), Опско́в (Opskóv)
  - → Middle Low German: Pleskow
    - German: Pleskau
    - → English: Plescow, Pleskow, Pleskou
    - → French: Plescou
    - → Latvian: Pleskava, Pliskava
  - → Estonian: Pihkva
  - → Finnish: Pihkova
South Slavic:
- ⇒ Old Church Slavonic: Пльскова (Plĭskova)
  - → Byzantine Greek: Πλίσκοβα (Plískoba), Πλίσκουβα (Plískouba), ΠΛΣΚΑ (PLSKA)
    - → Bulgarian: Пли́ска (Plíska)