Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xoxolъ

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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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Unclear. Possibly from earlier *koxolъ (cf. Slovak kochol), itself possibly from earlier *kosolъ, from *kosa (hair) +‎ *-olъ. The irregular development of the word may have been influenced by the semantically close *vьrxolъ (tip, peak).[1]

Noun

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*xoxolъ m

  1. crest, topknot, tuft of hair or feathers
    Synonyms: *čubъ, *čupъ

Declension

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “*xoxolъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 54
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “хохо́л”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 205
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “хохол”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

References

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  1. ^ Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “chochoł”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, pages 63-64