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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gélˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- (“to inflict, to project; to hurt”). Cognate with Latvian dzel̂t (“to sting”), Lithuanian gélti (“to hurt”), Proto-Germanic *kwelaną (“to quell, to kill”), Proto-Iranian *gráHti (“to project, to strike”).
Modern descendants have preserved only the intensive stem *žiliti. Reflexes of the verbal noun *želtь are attested in Middle Russian жолоть (žolotʹ, “inflicted pain, trauma”).
Verb
*želti
- (perhaps) to hurt, to sting, to inflict trauma
Conjugation
Unknown. Probably simple root-thematic conjugation.
Intensive stem: *žiliti
Derived terms
- *želtь (relic verbal noun)
- *žalь (“sorrow, grief, pity”) (abstract)
- *želařь (“stinger (agent)”)
- *žędlo (“stinger (tool)”)
Descendants
See under *žiliti
Further reading
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жиля, жилвам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 546: Образувано от несв. вид на основа *жел-
- “gelti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
- “galas”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012