Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/větъ

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-Balto-Slavic *waitas, from^[1] from Proto-Indo-European *weyt- (possibly *weHyt-), akin to Lithuanian vaiténti (“to discuss”), Old Prussian waitiāt (“to talk”). Possibly cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬉𐬚𐬀 f (vaēθa, “judgement”) and further related to Sanskrit वेथ् (veth, “begging, asking”), Sanskrit वेटति (veṭati, “to sound”).

Alternatively,^[2] from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (“to speak”), presumably from *wekʷtos (cf. Proto-Slavic *veťь (“thing”)), which is however dismissed^[1] on comparative basis - the expected outcome of the proposed reconstruction would be **vetъ.

According to Derksen,^[3] the root is limited to Balto-Slavic.

Noun edit

*větъ m

agreement

Declension edit

Declension of *větъ (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*větъ	*věta	*věti
genitive	*věta	*větu	*větъ
dative	*větu	*větoma	*větomъ
accusative	*větъ	*věta	*věty
instrumental	větъmь, větomь^*	*větoma	*věty
locative	*větě	*větu	*větěxъ
vocative	*věte	*věta	*věti

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Derived terms edit

*jьzvětъ (“report”)
*otъvětъ (“respond”)
*uvětъ (“term (in contract)”)
*privětъ (“salute”)
- *privětьstvьje (“greeting”)
- *privětьnъ (“welcoming, hospitable”)
*obětъ (“promise”) (from an earlier *obvětъ)
- *oběťanьje (“pledge”)
*sъvětъ (“advice, council”)
- *sъvěťanьje (“consultation”)
*zavětъ (“covenant”)
- *zavěťanьje (“will, testament”)

Related terms edit

*věťati (“to converse, to predict”)
*věťe (“assembly, gathering, forum”)

Descendants edit

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: вѣтъ (větŭ)
South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: вѣтъ (větŭ)

References edit

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 K. Borisov, A. Shaposhnikov (2018) “Русско-санскритские этимологические этюды”, in Proceedings of the V. V. Vinogradov Russian Language Institute, No. 18‎^[1], pages 33-72: “Русско-цслав. вѣтъ (праслав. *větъ) ~ санскр. veth, vith”
^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*větjati”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 520

[Borisov-Shaposhnikov-1] 1.0 ^1.1 K. Borisov, A. Shaposhnikov (2018) “Русско-санскритские этимологические этюды”, in Proceedings of the V. V. Vinogradov Russian Language Institute, No. 18‎^[1], pages 33-72: “Русско-цслав. вѣтъ (праслав. *větъ) ~ санскр. veth, vith”

[2] Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

[3] Derksen, Rick (2008) “*větjati”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 520

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