Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pronьziti

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

From *pro- +‎ *nьziti.

Verb

*pronьziti

1. to pierce

Inflection

Conjugation of *pronьziti, *pronьzi, *pronьzitь (?, -i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

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

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*pronьženьje	*pronьziti	*pronьzitъ	*pronьzilъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*pronьženъ	*pronьzimъ
Active	*pronьžь	*pronьzę

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*pronьzixъ	*pronьzi	*pronьzi	*pronьžǫ	*pronьziši	*pronьzitь
Dual	*pronьzixově	*pronьzista	*pronьziste	*pronьzivě	*pronьzita	*pronьzite
Plural	*pronьzixomъ	*pronьziste	*pronьzišę	*pronьzimъ	*pronьzite	*pronьzętь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*pronьžaaxъ	*pronьžaaše	*pronьžaaše	—	*pronьzi	*pronьzi
Dual	*pronьžaaxově	*pronьžaašeta	*pronьžaašete	*pronьzivě	*pronьzita	—
Plural	*pronьžaaxomъ	*pronьžaašete	*pronьžaaxǫ	*pronьzimъ	*pronьzite	—

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

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: проньзити (pronĭziti)
    • Russian: пронзи́ть (pronzítʹ)
• South Slavic
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Old Cyrillic script: проньзити (pronĭziti), пронозити (pronoziti)

    Glagolitic script: ⱂⱃⱁⱀⱐⰸⰻⱅⰻ (pronĭziti), ⱂⱃⱁⱀⱁⰸⰻⱅⰻ (pronoziti)

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1972) “пронзи́ть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 3 (Муза – Сят), Moscow: Progress, page 375