Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xyliti

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 *xylъ (frail, ailing) +‎ *-iti.

Verb edit

*xyliti

  1. to contort, to succumb (to give away under pressure)
  2. to tilt, to slant (in the direction of an applied force)

Inflection edit

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Further reading edit

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “*xyliti”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 155
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “хи́лый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress