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Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/rádīˀtei

 This Proto-Balto-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-Balto-Slavic

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Etymology

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Unknown. Baltic words may be borrowings from Slavic. Theoretically from causative Proto-Indo-European *(H)rodʰ-éye-ti (perfective attested in Lithuanian ràsti, Latvian rast (“to find”)),[1] however, no secure cognates outside of Balto-Slavic are known.[2] It is often compared to Sanskrit वर्धति (vardhati, “to grow”), suggesting causative derivative from Proto-Indo-European *wredʰ-, *werdʰ- (“to grow, to increase”), but loss of initial *w- in Balto-Slavic is unexplained (see also *vȇrdъ). Alternatively from *radás +‎ *-īˀtei of the same origin.

Verb

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*rádīˀtei[3]

  1. to give birth, to bear

Inflection

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Fixed accent.

Descendants

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  • East Baltic:
    • Latgalian: radeit
    • Latvian: radīt
  • Proto-Slavic: *rodìti (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “?*redʰ-1”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 497
  2. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*rodìti I”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 437
  3. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “ràsti”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 998
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