Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pъvati
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
According to Snoj, from *pъvъ + *-ati. Further etymology is uncertain.
Vasmer considers a possible relation with Lithuanian pū́ti (“to rot”), Latvian pūt (“to smell”), which ultimately descend from proto-Indo-European *pewH- (“to purify”), but qualifies it as questionable.
Verb
Inflection
Conjugation of *pъvati, *pъva, *pъvajetь (impf., -a-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
| Verbal noun | Infinitive | Supine | L-participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| *pъvanьje | *pъvati | *pъvatъ | *pъvalъ |
| Participles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tense | Past | Present |
| Passive | *pъvanъ | *pъvajemъ |
| Active | *pъvavъ | *pъvaję |
| Aorist | Present | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *pъvaxъ | *pъva | *pъva | *pъvajǫ | *pъvaješi | *pъvajetь |
| Dual | *pъvaxově | *pъvasta | *pъvaste | *pъvajevě | *pъvajeta | *pъvajete |
| Plural | *pъvaxomъ | *pъvaste | *pъvašę | *pъvajemъ | *pъvajete | *pъvajǫtь |
| Imperfect | Imperative | |||||
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *pъvaaxъ | *pъvaaše | *pъvaaše | — | *pъvaji | *pъvaji |
| Dual | *pъvaaxově | *pъvaašeta | *pъvaašete | *pъvajivě | *pъvajita | — |
| Plural | *pъvaaxomъ | *pъvaašete | *pъvaaxǫ | *pъvajimъ | *pъvajite | — |
Derived terms
- *opъvati
- *upъvati (“to rely on, to hope”)
Related terms
- *pъvьnъ (“reliable”)
- *pъtati, *pytati (“to inquire”) (possibly)
Descendants
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: пъвати (pŭvati)
- West Slavic:
- Old Polish: pwać
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “упова́ть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (2002), “*obpъvati”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 29 (*obpovědati – *obsojьnica), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 47
References
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “ȗpati”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*pъva̋ti”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “-pъvati: -pъvajǫ -pъvajetь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a håbe (PR 134)”