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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/topiti

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 1

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *tapīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *top-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European *tep- (hot, warm). Indo-European cognates include Sanskrit तापयति (tāpáyati, to heat, to torment), Avestan 𐬙𐬁𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌 (tāpaiieiti, to heat). See Proto-Indo-European *tep- for more cognates.

Verb

*topìti

  1. to heat
Inflection
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: топя́ (topjá, to melt)
    • Macedonian: топи (topi)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic: то̀пити (to melt), 1sg. то̀пӣм
      Latin: tòpiti (to melt), 1sg. tòpīm; se topȉt (to melt), 3sg. se tȍpi (Orbanići Chakavian)
    • Slovene: topíti (to heat, to warm, to melt), 1sg. topím
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: topit (to stoke)
    • Polish: topić (to melt, to fuse), 1sg. topię
    • Slovak: topiť (to melt)
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: topiś (to heat, to smoke, to raise dust)

References

  • Černyx, P. Ja. (1999), тёплый”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk, pages 236–237
  • Derksen, Rick (2008), “*topìti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 496
  • Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), топи́ть”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress

Etymology 2

Unclear. Vasmer suggests a possible connection with Old Armenian թաթաւեմ (tʿatʿawem, to soak (e.g. clothes in blood)), but notes that it's quite conjectural. Trubachev notes that Zubaty and Stang suggest a connection with Lithuanian tàpti (to become).

Verb

*topìti

  1. to drown
Inflection
Descendants
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Cyrillic: потопити (potopiti, to drown, to destroy), 1sg. потоплѭ (potopljǫ)
      Glagolitic: [Term?]
    • Bulgarian: топя́ (topjá, to dive, to dunk)
    • Macedonian: топи (topi)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic: то̀пити (to flood), 1sg. то̀пӣм
      Latin: tòpiti (to flood), 1sg. tòpīm
      • Chakavian (Orbanići): se topȉt (to drown), 3sg. se tȍpi
    • Slovene: topíti (to sink, to immerse) (tonal orthography), 1sg. topím (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: topit (to drown)
    • Polish: topić (to drown, to sink)
    • Slovak: topiť (to drown)
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: topić
      • Lower Sorbian: topiś

References

  • Derksen, Rick (2008), “*topìti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 496
  • Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), топи́ть”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
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