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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/jьskati

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *īˀskāˀ-, *aiˀskāˀ-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂is-sk-e-, from *h₂eys-. Cognate with Lithuanian ieškóti (“to look for”) (1sg. íeškau), Latvian iẽskât (“to search for lice”), Sanskrit इच्छति (icchati, “to long for, wish, to seek”), Avestan 𐬌𐬯𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌‎ (isaiti, “to seek”), Latin aeruscō (“to beg, to ask for”), Old High German eiscōn (“to investigate, to demand”), Old English āscian (“to ask”), English ask, Old Armenian այց (aycʿ, “visit; search”), հայց (haycʿ, “demand, request; seeking”).

Verb

*jьskati impf

  1. to look for, to seek

Conjugation
Conjugation of *jьskati (impf., -a/j-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
Suffix: *-ati
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*jьskanьje *jьskati *jьskatъ *jьskalъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive *jьskanъ *jьščemъ
Active *jьskavъ *jьščę
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *jьskaxъ*jьska*jьska *jьščǫ*jьščeši*jьščetь
Dual *jьskaxově*jьskasta*jьskaste *jьščevě*jьščeta*jьščete
Plural *jьskaxomъ*jьskaste*jьskašę *jьščemъ*jьščete*jьščǫtь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st2nd3rd 1st2nd3rd
Singular *jьskaaxъ*jьskaaše*jьskaaše —*jьšči*jьšči
Dual *jьskaaxově*jьskaašeta*jьskaašete *jьščivě*jьščita—
Plural *jьskaaxomъ*jьskaašete*jьskaaxǫ *jьščimъ*jьščite—

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Cyrillic: искати (iskati), 1sg. искѭ (iskjǫ), 3sg. ищетъ (ištetŭ), 3pl. искѧтъ (iskętŭ) (also 1sg. ищѫ (ištǫ), 3pl. ищѧтъ (ištętŭ) with analogical spread of ищ-)
      Glagolitic: [Term?]
    • Bulgarian: и́скам (ískam, “to want”)
    • Macedonian: иска (iska, “to want”) (dialectal)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic: ѝскати (“to wish; (Dubrovnik) to look for”), 1sg. ѝскам, и̏ште̄м; и́скати (“to search for lice”)
      Latin: ìskati (“to wish; (Dubrovnik) to look for”), 1sg. ìskam, ȉštēm; ískati (“to search for lice”)
      • Chakavian (Vrgada): īskȁti, 2sg. ȉšćes, ĩšćes
      • Chakavian (Orbanići): īskȁt (“to look for, to get”), 3sg. ĩšće
    • Slovene: ískati, iskáti (tonal orthography), 1sg. íščem (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: jískati
      • Czech: vískat (“to search for lice”), dialectal ískať (“to search for lice, to bite (of frost)”)
    • Polish: iskać (“to search for lice”)
    • Slovak: ískať (“to search for lice”)
    • Slovincian: vjĩskăc (“to search for lice”), 1sg. vjḯščą

References
  • Černyx, P. Ja. (1999), “иска́ть”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 357
  • Derksen, Rick (2008), “*jьskàti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 214
  • Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “иска́ть”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
  • Trubačóv, Oleg, editor (1981), “*jьskati”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ slavjanskix jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), volume 08, Moscow: Nauka, page 238
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