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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sęťi

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 Proto-Balto-Slavic *sēˀg-, *senˀg-, from Proto-Indo-European *seg-, *seng-. Cognate with Lithuanian sègti (“to fasten, to pin”) (1sg. segù, 1sg. past segiaũ), Latvian segt (“to cover”) (1sg. sȩdzu), Sanskrit सजति (sájati, “to adhere to”), causative सञ्जयति (sañjayati), Old Persian [script needed] (frahanǰati, “to hang”), Old Irish suanem (“rope”) < *sogn-.

Verb

*sęťi

  1. to reach for

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: досꙗчи (dosjači), досꙗщи (dosjašti) (Russian)
    • Ukrainian: сягти́ (sjahtý) (colloquial)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: dosieci, přisieci, osieci
      • Czech: dosíci (archaic or literary)
    • Polish: przysiąc

Further reading

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