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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čęti

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

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kentei, from Proto-Indo-European *ken-e-ti, from *ken-.

Verb

*čęti[1]

  1. to begin

Derived terms

Descendants

  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: čieti

References

  1. Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1977), *čęti”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 4 (*čaběniti – *děľa), Moscow: Nauka, page 109

Further reading

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