Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/morčiti

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 *morkъ +‎ *-iti.

Verb

*morčiti

  1. to darken

Inflection

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: морочити (moročiti)
  • South Slavic
  • West Slavic

Further reading

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