Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/praviti

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 *pravъ (right, straight) +‎ *-iti.

Verb edit

*pràviti impf[1][2]

  1. (transitive) to straighten, to order, to adjust (to set or make straight, right, level, correct)
    1. → to rule, to control, to lead, to be in charge (possibly a calque of Latin regō or Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō))
      Synonyms: *voditi, *ręditi, *kъrmovati
    2. → to cope, to manage, to carry on
      Synonym: *vьršiti
    3. → to do, to make, to produce
      Synonyms: *děti, *činiti, *tvoriti
    4. → to correct, to tend, to mend
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to tell, to discourse, to convey (to pass information, opinion, orders, verdicts)
    Synonyms: *reťi, *kazati
    1. → to preach, to propagate
      Synonym: *propověděti
    2. → to proclaim, to enact
  3. (reflexive) (+ *sę) to pretend, to comply

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

nouns

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “praviti: pravjǫ pravitь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:a udrette (PR 133; MP 26)
  2. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “praviti”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:Pslovan. *pra̋viti

Further reading edit

  • Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “правя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 584