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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vitati

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-Indo-European *weyh₁- (to pursue, hunt).[1]

Baltic cognates include Lithuanian vietà (place), Latvian vieta (place), pavietat (to lodge).

Verb

*vitati

  1. to live, dwell
  2. to welcome, greet

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • *obitati (to dwell in, to live in, to inhabit)
    • *obitanьje (habitation)
    • *obitateljь (inhabitant, dweller)
    • *obitělь (abode, dwelling, habitation; inn, lodging, monastery)
      • *obitělišče
  • *obita(d)lišče
  • *navitati

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic: витати (vitati)
      Glagolitic: ⰲⰻⱅⰰⱅⰻ (vitati)
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1123-24

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