 | ThisProto-Slavic entry containsreconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directlyattested, but are hypothesized to have existed based oncomparative evidence. |
FromProto-Balto-Slavic*wálas, with no clear cognates outside Slavic. Often connected with*vel-(“big”) (as in*velь) and explained as meaning "a big creature".[1]
*vòlъ m
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *vòlъ | *volỳ | *volòve |
| genitive | *volù | *volòvu | *volòvъ |
| dative | *volòvi | *vòlъma | *volъ̀mъ |
| accusative | *vòlъ | *volỳ | *volỳ |
| instrumental | *volъ̀mь | *vòlъma | *vòlъmī |
| locative | *vòlu | *volòvu | *volъ̀xъ |
| vocative | *volu | *volỳ | *volòve |