Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/polica

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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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Related to *polъ (flank) or *polti (to twine) +‎ *-ica, possibly originally meaning “plank, beam”. Could be further akin to Latvian spals (handle, shaft).

Noun

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*polica f[1]

  1. shelf, ledge (a board providing surface for storing or displaying objects)

Alternative forms

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Inflection

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nouns

Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “поли́ца”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “поли́ца”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 500

References

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  1. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “polica¹”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:Pslovan. *poli̋ca