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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/želti

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

Attested only via its intensive derivative *žiliti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gélˀtei, descending from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-é-ti. Cognate with Latvian dzel̂t (“to sting”), Lithuanian gélti (“to hurt”), Proto-Germanic *kwelaną (“to quell, to kill”), Proto-Iranian *gráHti (“to project, to strike”).

Verb

*želti impf (perfective *žiliti)

  1. to bite (for beasts, reptiles)
  2. to sting (for insects)

Conjugation
Conjugation of *želti (impf., -C/j-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*želtьje *želti *želtъ *žellъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive *želtъ *žeľemъ
Active *želvъ *žeľę
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *želsъ*žel*žel *žeľǫ*žeľeši*žeľetь
Dual *želsově*želsta*želste *žeľevě*žeľeta*žeľete
Plural *želsomъ*želste*želsę *žeľemъ*žeľete*žeľǫtь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st2nd3rd 1st2nd3rd
Singular *žeľaaxъ*žeľaaše*žeľaaše —*žeľi*žeľi
Dual *žeľaaxově*žeľaašeta*žeľaašete *žeľivě*žeľita—
Plural *žeľaaxomъ*žeľaašete*žeľaaxǫ *žeľimъ*žeľite—
    Notes:
  • (*)*željenъ is doublet of past passive participle
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Derived terms
  • *želařь (“stinger (agent)”)
  • *žilo (“stringer (tool)”)
  • *užiliti (“to sting fiercely”)
  • *zažiliti (“to bite up”)
  • *jьzžiliti (“to bite out”)

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • ⇒ Russian: жиля́ть (žiljátʹ) (dialectal)
  • South Slavic:
    • ⇒ Bulgarian: жиля (žilja)
    • ⇒ Macedonian: жили (žili)
    • ⇒ Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic: жи̏лити (dialectal)
      Latin: žȉliti (dialectal)

Further reading
  • Georgiev Vl. I., editor (1971), “жиля, жилвам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 546
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