Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/krьstiti

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 *krьstъ +‎ *-iti.

Verb

*krьstiti

  1. to baptize

Inflection

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: крьстити (krĭstiti)
      • Belarusian: хресцiць (xrjescicʹ)
      • Russian: крести́ть (krestítʹ)
      • Ukrainian: крести́ти (krestýty), хрести́ти (xrestýty)
  • South Slavic
  • West Slavic

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “крести́ть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress