Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/voditi

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 Proto-Balto-Slavic *wádīˀtei.

Verb

*vodìti

1. to lead, to conduct

Conjugation

Conjugation of *voditi, *vodi, *voditь (?, -i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm b)

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

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*voďenьje	*voditi	*voditъ	*vodilъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*voďenъ	*vodimъ
Active	*voďь	*vodę

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*vodixъ	*vodi	*vodi	*voďǫ	*vodiši	*voditь
Dual	*vodixově	*vodista	*vodiste	*vodivě	*vodita	*vodite
Plural	*vodixomъ	*vodiste	*vodišę	*vodimъ	*vodite	*vodętь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*voďaaxъ	*voďaaše	*voďaaše	—	*vodi	*vodi
Dual	*voďaaxově	*voďaašeta	*voďaašete	*vodivě	*vodita	—
Plural	*voďaaxomъ	*voďaašete	*voďaaxǫ	*vodimъ	*vodite	—

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

Derived terms

• *vodъ (“conduct, lead”)
• *vojevoda
• *vodьnikъ
• *sъvodъ
• *vodičь (“leader”)
• *voďь (“leader, chief”)
• *vaditi (“to take out, pull”)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: водити (voditi)
    • Old Ruthenian: водити (voditi)
      • Belarusian: вадзі́ць (vadzícʹ)
      • Ukrainian: води́ти (vodýty)
    • Russian: води́ть (vodítʹ)
      • → Kildin Sami: во̄дтэ (vōdte)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Old Cyrillic script: водити (voditi)

    Glagolitic script: ⰲⱁⰴⰻⱅⰻ (voditi)

  • Bulgarian: во́дя (vódja)
  • Macedonian: во́ди (vódi)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: во̀дити

    Latin script: vòditi

  • Slovene: vodīti (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: voditi
    • Czech: vodit
  • Old Polish: wodzić
    • Polish: wodzić
  • Slovak: vodiť
  • Sorbian:
    • Upper Sorbian: wodźić
    • Lower Sorbian: wóźiś