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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vъpiti

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 *up-, from Proto-Indo-European *up-, from *wep-. Cognate with Latvian ūpêt (“to scream (of birds)”) (1sg. ūpẽju), ūpôt (“to howl”), Lithuanian ùpas (“echo”), Latvian ũpis (“owl”), Avestan 𐬎𐬟𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬨𐬌‎ (ufiieimi, “to call out”), Old High German ūfo, ūvo (“night owl”), Old Norse úfr (“night owl”), Proto-Germanic *ubilaz (“bad spirit”). Sometimes compared with Russian ва́бить (vábitʹ, “to lure with a birdcall”), Gothic 𐍅𐍉𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wōpjan, “to shout out”), although the root consonants don't quite align.

Verb

*vъpìti

  1. to cry out

Inflection

  • *vypь (“wader, sea bird (in general)”)
  • *vъplь (“cry, wail”)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: вопи́ть (vopítʹ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: úpiti
    • Slovak: upeť

Further reading

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