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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gajati

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

Of onomatopoeic nature, formed as ga! +‎ *-jati. Continues Proto-Balto-Slavic *gāˀi-, from Proto-Indo-European *g⁽ʷ⁾eH- (“to sing”). Cognate with Sanskrit गायति (gā́yati, “to sing”) and akin to Latvian dziêdât (“to sing”), Lithuanian giedóti (“to sing”)[1]. The Baltic forms are enlarged with *-d⁽ʰ⁾-.

Verb

*gajati impf[2]

  1. to caw, to croak

Inflection

  • *gajь (“squeak”)
  • *gavati (“to bark, to croak”)
  • *gakati (“to caw”)
  • *gaga (“sea-duck”)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: гаꙗти (gajati, “to caw, croak”)
      • Russian: га́ять (gájatʹ, “to yawn, talk, scream, curse”) (dialectal)

Further reading

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2015), “*giedoti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 174
  2. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*gajati”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 161
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