Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tьstь
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Unclear:
- From *tьt- + *-tь and related to *tata (“dad”), *teta (“aunt”). Compare lt Lithuanian tėtė : tėtis (“dad”), tetà (“aunt”), Old Prussian thetis (“grandfather”), Saterland Frisian tate, Latin tata (“daddy”), Sanskrit तत (tatáḥ), also Swedish titta (“aunt, auntie”), Ancient Greek τέττα (tétta).
- From *tьs- + *-tь, from Proto-Indo-European *teḱ-. Compare Ancient Greek τίκτω (tíktō, “to beget”), τέκνον (téknon, “child”), οἱ τοκεῖς pl (hoi tokeîs, “parents”) (= οἱ γονεῖς pl (hoi goneîs)), also Frankish tichter, Old High German degan.
Old Prussian tisties (“father-in-law (wife's father)”) is related to or borrowed from Slavic.
Noun
*tьstь m
- father-in-law (wife's father)
Declension
Declension of *tьstь (i-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *tьstь | *tьsti | *tьstьje, *tьsťe* |
| genitive | *tьsti | *tьstьju, *tьsťu* | *tьstьjь, *tьsti* |
| dative | *tьsti | *tьstьma | *tьstьmъ |
| accusative | *tьstь | *tьsti | *tьsti |
| instrumental | *tьstьmь | *tьstьma | *tьstьmi |
| locative | *tьsti | *tьstьju, *tьsťu* | *tьstьxъ |
| vocative | *tьsti | *tьsti | *tьstьje, *tьsťe* |
* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
See also
Proto-Slavic family terms
| *sěmьja, *rodina (“family”) | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| parent | *otъ, *otьcь (“father”) nursery: *tata |
*mati (“mother”) nursery: *mama |
| sibling | *bratrъ (“brother”) | *sestra (“sister”) |
| child | *synъ (“son”) | *dъťi (“daughter”) |
| grandparent | – (“grandfather”) nursery: *dědъ; *nana |
*ova (“grandmother”) nursery: *baba; *nena |
| grandchild | *vъnukъ (“grandson”) | *vъnuka (“granddaughter”) |
| stepparent | *otьčimъ (“stepfather”) | *maťexa (“stepmother”) |
| stepchild | *pastorъkъ (“stepson”) | *pastorъka (“stepdaughter”) |
| father's sibling | *strъjь (“paternal uncle”) nursery: *dada; *lola |
– (“paternal aunt”) nursery: *teta; *lelja |
| mother's sibling | *ujь (“maternal uncle”) nursery: *dada; *lola |
– (“maternal aunt”) nursery: *teta; *lelja |
| sibling's child | *netьjь (“nephew”) | *nestera (“niece”) |
| spouse | *mǫžь (“husband”) | *žena (“wife”) |
| parent of wife | *tьstь (“father-in-law (wife's father)”) | *tьšča (“mother-in-law (wife's mother)”) |
| parent of husband | *svekrъ (“father-in-law (husband's father)”) | *svekry (“mother-in-law (husband's father)”) |
| sibling of wife | *šurь (“brother-in-law (wife's brother)”) | *svěstь, *svьstь (“sister-in-law (wife's sister)”) |
| sibling of husband | *děverь (“brother-in-law (husband's brother)”) | *zъly (“sister-in-law (husband's sister)”) |
| spouse of child | *zętь (“son-in-law (daughter's husband)”) | *snъxa (“daughter-in-law (son's wife)”) |
| spouse of husband's brother | – | *ętry (“sister-in-law (husband's brother's wife)”) |
Derived terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тесть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- The template Template:R:ru:Chernykh does not use the parameter(s):
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- Олег Трубачёв (1959) История славянских терминов родства[1], Moscow, page 125