Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/znьjati

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰneyH- + *-ati.

Verb[edit]

*znьjati impf[1]

  1. to smoulder, to burn (without flames)
    Synonym: *tьlěti

Conjugation[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: зния́ть (znijátʹ, to smoulder) (Tver, Pskov); зне́ять (znéjatʹ, to smoulder), зне́ть (znétʹ, to shine, to scorch) (Arkhangelsk)
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: zňat, zněť (to shine, burn) (dialectal)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*znьjati”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 546:v. ‘smoulder, burn’

Further reading[edit]

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