Reconstruction:Old Ruthenian/єти

This Old Ruthenian 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.
This Old Ruthenian entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works.

Old Ruthenian edit

Etymology edit

PIE word
*h₃yébʰeti

Expected reflex of Old East Slavic ети (eti), from Proto-Slavic *jetì (to copulate).[1] Cognate with Middle Russian ети (jeti), Russian е́ть (jétʹ), ети́ (jetí), Old Novgorodian ѥти (jeti), Ancient Greek οἴφω (oíphō), Sanskrit यभति (yábhati).

Verb edit

*єти (*jetiimpf

  1. (vulgar) to copulate, to fuck

Related terms edit

verbs

Descendants edit

  • Ukrainian: є́ти (jéty), іті́ (ití); єбти́ (jebtý), їбти́ (jibtý)

References edit

  1. ^ Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1972–1982) “єба́ти”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 2 (Д – Ь), Ottawa: Ukrainian Mohylo-Mazepian Academy of Sciences; Ukrainian Language Association, →LCCN, page 307