Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/polti

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 1

From Proto-Indo-European *pelH-, according to Skok more particularly from *pelh₁- (“to fill, to wrap up”). Probably akin to Lithuanian pìlti (“to pour”).

Verb

*polti impf

1. to undulate, to wrinkle, to commote

Inflection

Conjugation of *polti, *pol, *poľetь (impf., -C/j-, s-aorist, accent paradigm b)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*poltьje	*polti	*poltъ	*pollъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*poltъ	*poľemъ
Active	*polvъ	*poľę

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*polsъ	*pol	*pol	*poľǫ	*poľeši	*poľetь
Dual	*polsově	*polsta	*polste	*poľevě	*poľeta	*poľete
Plural	*polsomъ	*polste	*polsę	*poľemъ	*poľete	*poľǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*poľaaxъ	*poľaaše	*poľaaše	—	*poľi	*poľi
Dual	*poľaaxově	*poľaašeta	*poľaašete	*poľivě	*poľita	—
Plural	*poľaaxomъ	*poľaašete	*poľaaxǫ	*poľimъ	*poľite	—

Notes:
• (*)*poljenъ is doublet of past passive participle

Derived terms

• *polati (“to roll, to curl up”)

Descendants

• South Slavic:
  • Slovene: pláti (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Polish: płóć
  • Sorbian:
    • Upper Sorbian: płóć

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “полать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• “pilti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012

Etymology 2

See Proto-Slavic *paliti.

Verb

*polti impf

1. to burn, to be in flames

Inflection

Conjugation of *polti, *pol, *poľetь (impf., -C/j-, s-aorist, accent paradigm b)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*poltьje	*polti	*poltъ	*pollъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*poltъ	*poľemъ
Active	*polvъ	*poľę

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*polsъ	*pol	*pol	*poľǫ	*poľeši	*poľetь
Dual	*polsově	*polsta	*polste	*poľevě	*poľeta	*poľete
Plural	*polsomъ	*polste	*polsę	*poľemъ	*poľete	*poľǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*poľaaxъ	*poľaaše	*poľaaše	—	*poľi	*poľi
Dual	*poľaaxově	*poľaašeta	*poľaašete	*poľivě	*poľita	—
Plural	*poľaaxomъ	*poľaašete	*poľaaxǫ	*poľimъ	*poľite	—

Notes:
• (*)*poljenъ is doublet of past passive participle

Derived terms

• *polěti, *paliti (“to fire up”)
• *polěno (“log”)
• *polmy (“flame”)

Descendants

• South Slavic:
  • Slovene: pláti (tonal orthography) (dialectal)

Further reading

• Snoj, Marko (2016) “plati²”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si