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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/spěti

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 *spḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *spéh₁-ti (root present), from *speh₁- (succeed, prosper).

Verb

*spě̀ti impf[1]

  1. to advance, ripen, hurry

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: спѣти (spěti)
      • Belarusian: спець (spjecʹ)
      • Russian: спеть (spetʹ)
      • Ukrainian: спі́ти (spíty)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: spět
    • Old Polish: śpiać
    • Slovak: spieť
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: spěć

Further reading

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*spě̀ti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 464
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