Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pъrskati

This Proto-Slavic 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.

Proto-Slavic edit

Etymology edit

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Akin to Latvian pùrskât and Lithuanian pur̃kšti.

Verb edit

*pъrskati impf (perfective *pъrs(k)nǫti)

  1. (intransitive) to chortle?, to snicker?, to snort?, to sputter?

Inflection edit

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verb

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Further reading edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “по́рскать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress