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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kresati

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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

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Etymology

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    Cognate with Lithuanian krešė́ti (to clot, to dry and harden), perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *kreḱ- (to strike, beat), and cognate with Ancient Greek κρέκω (krékō, to weave; to strike a stringed instrument with a plectrum), κρόκη (krókē, thread, woof),[1] Proto-Germanic *hrahilaz (reed of a loom) (whence English reel), and *hragilą (garment).[2]

    Yakulis alternatively derives the Baltic and Slavic terms from an extension of Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to turn, bend).[3]

    Verb

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    *kresati[4]

    1. to strike fire

    Conjugation

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    Descendants

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    References

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    1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007), “krešė́ti”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language]‎[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Vilnius University, page 313
    2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “κρέκω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 774-5
    3. ^ krešėti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
    4. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1985), “*kresati”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 12 (*koulъkъ – *kroma/*kromъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 124

    Further reading

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