Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ščepati

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

From *ščepa +‎ *-ati. Compare also *skopiti.

Verb edit

*ščepati

  1. to chip, to splinter

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: шчепа́ць (ščjepácʹ)
    • Russian: щепа́ть (ščepátʹ)
  • West Slavic

Further reading edit

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