Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žьrti

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

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Etymology edit

Generally presumed to reflect Proto-Balto-Slavic *gírˀtei (to praise)[1], from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (to approve, to praise).

Cognate yé-presents Lithuanian gìrti (to praise), Old Prussian girtwei (to praise), Latvian dzir̃t (to honor), dzirtiês (to boast) (usually reflexive) and perhaps Sanskrit गुरते (guráte, to welcome). Further akin to Sanskrit जरते (járate, to address, to call for), गृणाति (gṛṇā́ti, to praise, to invoke).

An older interpretation[2] suggests origin from *gʷer- (to raise voice, to vocalize, to resonate) (cf. Lithuanian gar̃sas (sound, echo), ger̃bti (to respect)).

Verb edit

*žьrti[1][3]

  1. (originally) to consecrate
  2. (transitive) to sacrifice

Conjugation edit

Intensive stem: *žirati

Derived terms edit

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Descendants edit

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: жрьти (žrĭti), жрети (žreti)
  • South Slavic:

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008), “*žьrti; *žerti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 566: “v. ‘sacrifice’”
  2. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (1982) Indoeuropejskie podstawy słownictwa bałtyckiego, ABSI 14, pages 235-236
  3. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001), “1žьrti (žerti): žьr(j)ǫ žьr(j)etь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b ofre (SA 203, 248f.; PR 136)”

Further reading edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “жру”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. & suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
  • Borissoff, K.; Shaposhnikov, A. (2017), “Русско-санскритские этимологические этюды [Russian-Sanskrit etymological Sketches]”, in Труды Института русского языка, Vinogradov Russian Language Institute, page 58: “Др.-русск. жер(е)ти (праслав. *žerti, *žьrti) ~ вед. jṝ-, járate”
  • girti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012