Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/šьstъ

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

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ks-es-, from *kes-. Akin to Lithuanian šíekštas, Latvian siêkstа.

Noun

*šьstъ m

1. pole

Inflection

Declension of *šьstъ (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*šьstъ	*šьsta	*šьsti
genitive	*šьsta	*šьstu	*šьstъ
dative	*šьstu	*šьstoma	*šьstomъ
accusative	*šьstъ	*šьsta	*šьsty
instrumental	*šьstъmь, *šьstomь*	*šьstoma	*šьsty
locative	*šьstě	*šьstu	*šьstěxъ
vocative	*šьste	*šьsta	*šьsti

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: шесътъ (šesŭtŭ), шистъ (šistŭ)
    • Old Ruthenian: шостъ (šost)
      • Belarusian: шост (šost)
    • Middle Russian: шестъ (šest) (17ᵗʰ cent.)
      • Russian: шест (šest); шост (šost) (dialectal)

Further reading

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