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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čьstь
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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 *kistas, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷit-tis from (s)kʷeyt-. Cognate with Sanskrit चित्ति (cítti, “thinking, understanding”) and Avestan 𐬗𐬌𐬯𐬙𐬌 (cisti, “consciousness”).
Inflection
Declension of *čь̏stь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *čь̏stь | *čь̏sti | *čь̏sti |
| Accusative | *čь̏stь | *čь̏sti | *čь̏sti |
| Genitive | *čьstí | *čьstьjù, *čьsťu* | *čьstь̀jь |
| Locative | *čьstí | *čьstьjù, *čьsťu* | *čь̏stьxъ |
| Dative | *čь̏sti | *čьstьmà | *čь̏stьmъ |
| Instrumental | *čьstьjǫ́ | *čьstьmà | *čьstьmì |
| Vocative | *čьsti | *čь̏sti | *čь̏sti |
* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
- Romanian: cinste
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “честь”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1977), “*čьstь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 4 (*čaběniti – *děľa), Moscow: Nauka, page 175
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*čь̑stь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 94: “f. i (c) ‘honour, respect’”
- Olander, Thomas (2001), “čьstь čьsti”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “f. b (IRU 78); c (SA 83; PR 138) honor”
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