Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/skopiti

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 Proto-Indo-European *skop- (to grave, to cut, to strike) + *-iti. Parallel to Proto-Slavic *kopati (to dig, to grave). Possibly of expressive origin, comparable with Proto-Indo-European *skabʰ- (to shave, to shear) > Proto-Germanic *skabaną.

Seems to be related to Lithuanian skõpti (to cut, to grave), however, the root grades do not match.

Verb edit

*skopiti impf[1][2]

  1. to castrate, to geld

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Further reading edit

  • Racheva, M.; Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “скопя, скопявам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 780

References edit

  1. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016), “skopiti”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*skopi̋ti”
  2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001), “skopiti: skopjǫ skopitь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c beskære, kastrere (PR 140)”