Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čьstь

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

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kistis, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷit-tis, from *(s)kʷeyt- (“to notice, perceive”). Cognate with Sanskrit चित्ति (cítti, “thinking, understanding”) and Avestan 𐬗𐬌𐬯𐬙𐬌 (cisti, “consciousness”).^[1]

Noun

*čь̏stь f^[1]^[2]

honor, respect

Inflection

Declension of *čь̏stь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*čь̏stь	*čь̏sti	*čь̏sti
genitive	*čьstí	čьstьjù, čьsťu^*	*čьstь̀jь
dative	*čь̏sti	*čьstьmà	*čь̏stьmъ
accusative	*čь̏stь	*čь̏sti	*čь̏sti
instrumental	*čьstьjǫ́	*čьstьmà	*čьstьmì
locative	*čьstí	čьstьjù, čьsťu^*	*čь̏stьxъ
vocative	*čьsti	*čь̏sti	*čь̏sti

^* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: чьсть (čĭstĭ)
  - Belarusian: чэсць (čescʹ)
  - Russian: честь (čestʹ)
  - Ukrainian: честь (čestʹ)
South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
  Cyrillic: чьсть (čĭstĭ)
  
  Glagolitic: ⱍⱐⱄⱅⱐ (čĭstĭ)
- Bulgarian: чест (čest)
- Macedonian: чест (čest)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: ча̑ст
  
  Latin script: čȃst
- Slovene: čȃst (tonal orthography)
West Slavic:
- Old Czech: čest
  - Czech: čest
- Old Polish: cześć
  - Polish: cześć
  - Silesian: cześć, czyść
- Pomeranian:
  - Kashubian: czesc
- Old Slovak: česť
  - Slovak: česť
- Sorbian:
  - Lower Sorbian: cesć
  - Upper Sorbian: česć

Non-Slavic:
- → Hungarian: tiszt
- → Romanian: cinste

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008) “*čь̑stь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 94: “f. i (c) ‘honour, respect’”
^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “čьstь čьsti”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎^[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “f. b (IRU 78); c (SA 83; PR 138) honor”

[EDSIL-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008) “*čь̑stь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 94: “f. i (c) ‘honour, respect’”

[2] Olander, Thomas (2001) “čьstь čьsti”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎^[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “f. b (IRU 78); c (SA 83; PR 138) honor”

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