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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dušiti

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 1

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dʰews- (“to breathe”) +‎ *-éyeti.

Verb

*dušìti impf

  1. to smother, to suffocate, to choke
  2. to breathe heavily
Inflection
Derived terms
  • *zadušiti (“to smother”)
  • *udušiti (“to strangle”)
  • *jьzdušiti (“to deprive of air”)
  • *otъdušiti (“to ventilate”)
    • *otъdušьnikъ (“vent”)
  • *duša (“soul”)
  • *dušěvьnъ (“spiritual”)
    • *dušěvьnostь (“spirituality”)
  • *dušьnъ (“muggy, stewed”)
  • *dušьlivъ (“suffocant”)
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: душы́ць (dušýcʹ)
    • Russian: души́ть (dušítʹ)
    • Ukrainian: души́ти (dušýty)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
Further reading

Etymology 2

Denominal verb from *duxъ (“spirit”) +‎ *-iti.

Verb

*dȗšiti impf

  1. to sniff, to scent
  2. to examine via scent
Inflection
Derived terms
  • *podušiti (“to smell”)
  • *nadušiti (“to scent”)
  • *sъdušiti (“to sniff”)
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: душы́ць (dušýcʹ, “to perfume”)
    • Russian: души́ть (dušítʹ, “to perfume”)
    • Ukrainian: души́ти (dušýty, “to perfume”)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: ду́ша (dúša, “to sniff, to try to smell”)
Further reading
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