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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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