Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sikati

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

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Etymology 1

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By surface analysis, *sik- +‎ *-ati. See *sьcati (to piss). Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *seikā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *seykʷ-éh₂-ti, from *seykʷ-.

Roots *sьk- : *sěk- : *sik-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sik- : *saik- : *seik-, from Proto-Indo-European *sikʷ- : *soykʷ- : *seykʷ- (to moisten).

Verb

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*sikati impf[1][2][3]

  1. to piss, urinate
  2. beat with a stream; to splash

Inflection

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Descendants

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Etymology 2

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Of onomatopoeic origin. Related to *sykati.

Verb

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*sikati impf[2][3]

  1. (intransitive) to fizz, to sizzle
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to spout
    Synonyms: *strikati, *tryskati

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “сик”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 228:псл. sikatipsl. sikati
  2. 2.0 2.1 Tsykhun, G. A., editor (2008), “сі́каць”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 12 (свабо́да – стэ́сам), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 78:прасл. *sikati
  3. 3.0 3.1 Vasmer, Max (1972) “си́кать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 3 (Муза – Сят), Moscow: Progress, page 630:*sikati