Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bajьka

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

From *bajati +‎ *-ъka.

Noun

*bajьka f

1. fable

Inflection

Declension of *bajьka (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*bajьka	*bajьcě	*bajьky
genitive	*bajьky	*bajьku	*bajьkъ
dative	*bajьcě	*bajьkama	*bajьkamъ
accusative	*bajьkǫ	*bajьcě	*bajьky
instrumental	*bajьkojǫ, *bajьkǫ**	*bajьkama	*bajьkami
locative	*bajьcě	*bajьku	*bajьkasъ, *bajьkaxъ*
vocative	*bajьko	*bajьcě	*bajьky

^* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
^** 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).

Related terms

• *bajati (“tell tales”)
• *basnь (“fable”)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: байка (bajka)
    • Russian: ба́йка (bájka)
    • Carpathian Rusyn: байка (bajka)
    • Ukrainian: ба́йка (bájka)
• South Slavic:
  • Bulgarian: байка (bajka)
  • Macedonian: бајка (bajka)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: ба̑јка

    Latin script: bȃjka

  • Slovene: bájka
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: bajka
  • Kashubian: bôjka
  • Polish: bajka
  • Slovak: bájka
  • Sorbian:
    • Upper Sorbian: bajka
    • Lower Sorbian: bajka