Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/soršiti

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

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”).

Verb

*soršiti

1. (transitive) to dishevel, to ruffle, to tousle

   Synonym: *mьrviti

Inflection

Conjugation of *soršiti, *sorši, *soršitь (?, -i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Suffix: *-iti
― iterative (*nositi⇐*nesti)
― causative (*pojiti⇐*piti)
― ...

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*soršenьje	*soršiti	*soršitъ	*soršilъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*soršenъ	*soršimъ
Active	*soršь	*soršę

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*soršixъ	*sorši	*sorši	*soršǫ	*soršiši	*soršitь
Dual	*soršixově	*soršista	*soršiste	*soršivě	*soršita	*soršite
Plural	*soršixomъ	*soršiste	*soršišę	*soršimъ	*soršite	*soršętь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*soršaaxъ	*soršaaše	*soršaaše	—	*sorši	*sorši
Dual	*soršaaxově	*soršaašeta	*soršaašete	*soršivě	*soršita	—
Plural	*soršaaxomъ	*soršaašete	*soršaaxǫ	*soršimъ	*soršite	—

Notes:
• (*)*soršivъ is a later doublet of the past active participle

Related terms

adjectives

• *sьrxъkъ
• *sьrхavъ

 

nouns

• *sьrxъ
• *sь̑rstь

 

Descendants

• East Slavic
  • ⇒ Old East Slavic: въсорошити (vŭsorošiti)
• South Slavic
  • ⇒ Old Church Slavonic: въсрашити (vŭsrašiti)
• West Slavic
  • Polish: stroszyć

Further reading

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