Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/draska

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

Related or possibly back-formed from Proto-Slavic *draskati (“to scratch, to scrabble”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *derH- (“to tear”). Possibly, also influenced by Proto-Indo-European *dʰreb- (“to beat, to grind”). Akin to Lithuanian draskýti (“to tear apart”).

Noun

*dràska f

notch, scratch
wreck

Alternative forms

*drazga

Declension

Declension of *draska (hard a-stem)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*draska	*drascě	*drasky
genitive	*drasky	*drasku	*draskъ
dative	*drascě	*draskama	*draskamъ
accusative	*draskǫ	*drascě	*drasky
instrumental	draskojǫ, draskǫ^**	*draskama	*draskami
locative	*drascě	*drasku	draskasъ, draskaxъ^*
vocative	*drasko	*drascě	*drasky

^* -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

*derti, *dьrati (“to tear”)
*drabъ (“stair, spike”)
*drapati (“to scratch, to scrabble”)
*drasta (“track, trail, notch”)

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Russian: дразга (drazga, “freckle”) (possibly)
- Ukrainian: дра́ска (dráska, “pinch”) (dialectal)
South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: дра́ска (dráska), dial. дра́зга (drázga)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: дра̏ска
  
  Latin script: drȁska
- Slovene: drȃska
West Slavic:
- Polish: draska (“friction igniting side part of a matchbox”)