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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pъvati

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

According to Snoj, from *pъvъ + *-ati. Further etymology is uncertain.

Vasmer considers a possible relation with Lithuanian pū́ti (to rot), Latvian pūt (to smell), which ultimately descend from proto-Indo-European *pewH- (to purify), but qualifies it as questionable.

Verb

*pъvàti impf[1][2]

  1. to have trust in, to rely

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *opъvati
  • *upъvati (to rely on, to hope)
  • *pъvьnъ (reliable)
  • *pъtati, *pytati (to inquire) (possibly)

Descendants

  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: пъвати (pŭvati)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

References

  1. Snoj, Marko (2016), ȗpati”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar3 (in Slovene), https://fran.si: “*pъva̋ti”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), -pъvati: -pъvajǫ -pъvajetь”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:a håbe (PR 134)”
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