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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žęti

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-Indo-European *gem-. Indo-European cognates include Ancient Greek γέντο (génto, grasped), Norwegian kumla (to knead, squeeze).

Verb

*žęti [1][2]

  1. to press, squeeze
Conjugation
Descendants
  • Church Slavonic: жѧти (žęti) (Serbian)
  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: жаць (žacʹ)
    • Russian: жать (žatʹ)
    • Ukrainian: жа́ти (žáty)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: ždít (< *jьz-žęti?)
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: žimać
      • Lower Sorbian: žimaś
Further reading

Etymology 2

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *ginˀtei. No exact cognates in Baltic, but related to Lithuanian genė́ti (to prune, hem), Latvian dzenêt (to prune, hem).

Verb

*žę̀ti [3][4]

  1. to reap, mow
Conjugation
Derived terms
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: жаць (žacʹ)
    • Russian: жать (žatʹ)
    • Ukrainian: жа́ти (žáty)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Cyrillic: жѧти (žęti)
      Glagolitic: [Term?]
    • Bulgarian: жъ́на (žǎ́na)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic: же̏ти
      Latin: žȅti
    • Slovene: žẹ́ti (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: žít
    • Polish: żąć
    • Slovak: žať
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: žeć
      • Lower Sorbian: žeś
Further reading

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*žęti I”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 561: “v. (b) ‘press, squeeze’”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), žęti: žьmǫ žьmetь”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b trykke (SA 203, 248, 251; PR 136)”
  3. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*žę̀ti II”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 561: “v. (b) ‘reap, mow’”
  4. Olander, Thomas (2001), žęti: žьn[jǫ žьn[j]etь]”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b høste (SA 203, 212f., 248, 250; PR 136)”
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