Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/p(e)sdḗˀtei

This Proto-Balto-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-Balto-Slavic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *psd-éh₁yeti (zero-grade), *pesd-éh₁yeti (e-grade), from *pesd- (“to fart, break wind”). Cognate with Ancient Greek βδέω (bdéō).

Verb

*p(e)sdḗˀtei[1][2][3]

  1. to fart, break wind
    Synonyms: *pirdḗˀtei, *perˀstei

Descendants

  • East Baltic:
  • Proto-Slavic: *pьzděti, *bьzděti (< *pisd-/*bisd- < *psd-/*bsd-) (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ EDBIL, page 89: “bezdėti”, “BSl. *p(e)sdeʔ-”, “PSl. *pьzděti”, “PIE *pesd-”
  2. ^ EDSIL, page 431: “*pьzděti”, “BSl. *p(e)sdětei”, “PIE *psd-”
  3. ^ BSW, page 221: “pizdīti”

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.