Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mьčьta

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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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From *mikati +‎ *-ьta, from Proto-Indo-European *meyk- (to twinkle, blink). Related to Latin micō.

Noun

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*mьčьta f[1]

  1. dream
    Synonym: *sъnъ

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mьčьta”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 21 (*mъrskovatъjь – *nadějьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 90
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мечта”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*mьčьta”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 338:f. ā ‘dream’