Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/trъvati

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

Per Snoj, (effectively) from a w-extension of Proto-Indo-European *treh₂- (to pass, to cross over). Compare Proto-Indo-European *térh₂uti (to overcome).

Verb edit

*trъvàti impf[1]

  1. to last
  2. to hold up, to endure
  3. (by extension) to insist, to keep up trying

Conjugation edit

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References edit

  1. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “trajati”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:pslovan. *trъva̋ti