Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/šutъ
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Derivative with the suffix + *-ъ from the verb *šusti, from earlier *sjaustī, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sjaustei, from earlier *sjauttei, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂sewt-e-ti, from *h₂sewt- (“to move about, roil, seethe”). Probably akin to Latvian šaũlis (“fool”).
Noun
*šutъ m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *šutъ | *šuta | *šuti |
| genitive | *šuta | *šutu | *šutъ |
| dative | *šutu | *šutoma | *šutomъ |
| accusative | *šutъ | *šuta | *šuty |
| instrumental | *šutъmь, *šutomь* | *šutoma | *šuty |
| locative | *šutě | *šutu | *šutěxъ |
| vocative | *šute | *šuta | *šuti |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
nouns
- *šutъka f (“joke”)
adverbs
- (possibly) *ašutь
adjectives
- (possibly) *ašutьnъ
Related terms
verbs
- (possibly) *šustati pf
- (possibly) *šustnǫti impf
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Old Polish: szut
- Middle Polish: szut (17ᵗʰ c.)
- ⇒ Slovak: šútast
- Old Polish: szut
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “шут”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- “siausti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012