Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sěti

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 1

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *sḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-. Cognate with English sow, Latin serere, Latvian sẽt and Lithuanian sė́ti.

Verb

*sě̀ti impf

1. to sow

Conjugation

Conjugation of *sěti, *sě, *sějetь (impf., -V-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*sětьje	*sěti	*sětъ	*sělъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*sětъ	*sějemъ
Active	*sěvъ	*sěję

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*sěxъ	*sě	*sě	*sějǫ	*sěješi	*sějetь
Dual	*sěxově	*sěsta	*sěste	*sějevě	*sějeta	*sějete
Plural	*sěxomъ	*sěste	*sěšę	*sějemъ	*sějete	*sějǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*sěaxъ	*sěaše	*sěaše	—	*sěji	*sěji
Dual	*sěaxově	*sěašeta	*sěašete	*sějivě	*sějita	—
Plural	*sěaxomъ	*sěašete	*sěaxǫ	*sějimъ	*sějite	—

Alternative forms

• *sějati

Related terms

• *sě̀mę (“seed”)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Belarusian: се́яць (sjéjacʹ)
  • Russian: се́ять (séjatʹ), сѣ́ять (sě́jatʹ) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
    • → Kildin Sami: сейе (sjejje)
  • Ukrainian: сі́яти (síjaty)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic: сѣти (sěti), сѣꙗти (sějati), сѣати (sěati), сиѣти (siěti), сѣѣти (sěěti)
  • Bulgarian: се́я (séja)
  • Macedonian: сее (see)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: си̏јати, се̏јати

    Latin: sȉjati, sȅjati

    • Chakavian : sȉjati
    • Chakavian : sȅjat
  • Slovene: sejáti (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: sieti
    • Czech: sít
  • Polabian: sejôt
  • Polish: siać
  • Slovak: siať
  • Sorbian:
    • Lower Sorbian: seś
    • Upper Sorbian: syć

Etymology 2

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *seˀi- / Proto-Balto-Slavic *sˀi-, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁y-. Cognate with Latvian sijāt, Lithuanian sijóti, and Ancient Greek ἠθέω (ēthéō).

Verb

*sě̀ti impf

1. to sift

Conjugation

Conjugation of *sěti, *sě, *sějetь (impf., -V-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*sětьje	*sěti	*sětъ	*sělъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*sětъ	*sějemъ
Active	*sěvъ	*sěję

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*sěxъ	*sě	*sě	*sějǫ	*sěješi	*sějetь
Dual	*sěxově	*sěsta	*sěste	*sějevě	*sějeta	*sějete
Plural	*sěxomъ	*sěste	*sěšę	*sějemъ	*sějete	*sějǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*sěaxъ	*sěaše	*sěaše	—	*sěji	*sěji
Dual	*sěaxově	*sěašeta	*sěašete	*sějivě	*sějita	—
Plural	*sěaxomъ	*sěašete	*sěaxǫ	*sějimъ	*sějite	—

Alternative forms

• *sějati

Derived terms

• *prosějati (“to sift”)

Related terms

• *sìto (“sieve”)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Belarusian: (прасе́яць (praséjacʹ))
  • Russian: (просе́ять (proséjatʹ))
  • Ukrainian: (просі́вати (prosívati))
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic: сѣти (sěti), сѣꙗти (sějati)
  • Bulgarian: се́я (séja)
  • Macedonian: (просејува (prosejuva))
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: си̏јати

    Latin script: sȉjati

    • Chakavian : sȅjat
  • Slovene: sejáti (tonal orthography)