Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/taviti

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

From *tav- +‎ *-iti, parallel to *tajati (a/j-conjugation).

Verb

*taviti

1. to thaw, to melt

Conjugation

Conjugation of *taviti, *tavi, *tavitь (?, -i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*tavľenьje	*taviti	*tavitъ	*tavilъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*tavľenъ	*tavimъ
Active	*tavľь	*tavę

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*tavixъ	*tavi	*tavi	*tavľǫ	*taviši	*tavitь
Dual	*tavixově	*tavista	*taviste	*tavivě	*tavita	*tavite
Plural	*tavixomъ	*taviste	*tavišę	*tavimъ	*tavite	*tavętь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*tavľaaxъ	*tavľaaše	*tavľaaše	—	*tavi	*tavi
Dual	*tavľaaxově	*tavľaašeta	*tavľaašete	*tavivě	*tavita	—
Plural	*tavľaaxomъ	*tavľaašete	*tavľaaxǫ	*tavimъ	*tavite	—

Notes:
• (*)*tavivъ is a later doublet of the past active participle

See also

• *tavati (“to delay, to tarry”)
  • → Slovene: tāvati, távljati se (tonal orthography)

Derived terms

• *tavьcь

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • ⇒ Ukrainian: розтавати (roztavaty)
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: tavit
  • Slovak: taviť

Further reading

• Jiří Rejzek (2015): Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Praha: LEDA, p. 687