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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čupъ

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

Per Snoj, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewp-, akin to Proto-Germanic *skuftą (“bundle, hair”). At least partially of onomatopoeic origin, equivalent to e-grade of *kujati (“to caw, to crook”) +‎ *-pъ. Similar to Proto-Slavic *čukъ (“knock”).

Probably, further related to Proto-Slavic *čubъ (“crest, forelock”) and Proto-Slavic *skuti (“to pluck (hair, weeds)”), the later akin to Lithuanian skùbti (“to hurry”), Proto-Germanic *skeubaną (“to shove”).

Noun

*čűpъ m[1]

  1. kink, crook, grapple
    → (by extension) crest (of birds), strand (of hair)
    Synonyms: *kyčurъ, *griva (partially)
  2. (onomatopoeic) crack, fracture

Declension
Declension of *čupъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *čupъ *čupa *čupi
genitive *čupa *čupu *čupъ
dative *čupu *čupoma *čupomъ
accusative *čupъ *čupa *čupy
instrumental *čupъmь, *čupomь* *čupoma *čupy
locative *čupě *čupu *čupěxъ
vocative *čupe *čupa *čupi
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
  • *čubъ (“crest, forelock”)
  • *čukъ (“knock, hammer”)
  • *kyka (“pigtail”)
  • *kyčurъ (“tuft”)

Derived terms
  • *čupъka (diminutive)
  • *čupiti (“to crack, to break”)

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: чуп (čup) (colloquial)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: чуп! (čup!, “approx. Get out of here!”), чупка (čupka, “kink, crook; firg. bun of hair”) (diminutive)
    • Macedonian: чупа f (čupa, “crest”) (dialectal), чупе (čupe, “bonnie girl”) (diminutive)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      • Cyrillic script: чу̏п
      • Latin script: čȕp
    • Slovene: čȗp (“strand of hair, tuft”) (colloquial), čȍp, čōpka (diminutive)
  • West Slavic:
    • Polish: czup (colloquial)

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

References
  1. Snoj, Marko (2016) “čȍp”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*čűpъ”
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