Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/śěpati

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

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ksweybʰ- (to move swiftly, swing, shake, whip). Akin to English sweep, swive and Sanskrit क्षिपति (kṣipáti).

Verb edit

*sěpati

  1. (transitive) to jerk, to yank
    Synonym: *dьrgati

Inflection edit

Related terms edit

adjective
noun
verb

Descendants edit

  • East Slavic:
    • Ukrainian: сі́пати (sípaty)
  • South Slavic:
    • >? Bulgarian: се́пам (sépam, to shock, to startle)
  • West Slavic

Further reading edit

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