Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/nexati

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 the univerbation of *ne +‎ *xajati.

Verb

*nexati

  1. to leave be, to leave off

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *nexaji

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old Ruthenian: нехати (nexati)
      • Belarusian: няха́іць (njaxáicʹ)
      • Ukrainian: неха́ти (nexáty)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: nechati
    • Old Polish: niechać
    • Polabian: nexăt
    • Pomeranian:
      • Kashubian: pòniechac
    • Slovak: nechať
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: njechaś
      • Upper Sorbian: njechać

Further reading

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