Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-otъ

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.

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-tós.

*-otъ m

1. Forms resultant nouns from verbs, adjectives, or nouns:

   *živъ (“alive”), *žiti (“to live”) → *životъ (“life”)

   *žьvati (“to munch, to chew”) → *životъ (“stomach, belly”)

   *sopti (“to rumble, to wheeze”) → *sopotъ (“place with echo”)

   *jьmati (“to have, to possess”) → *jьmotъ (“property”)

   *blekъ (“bleat, whine”) → *blekotъ (“poisonous herb (that causes temporary speech impediment))”)

   *pǫkъ (“crack, snap”) → *pǫkotъ (“rupture”)

2. Forms event nouns, denoting sounds or effects, from onomatopoeic or expressive stems:

   *groxati (“to thunder”) → *groxotъ (“rumble, din”)

   *trepati (“to swing, to jerk”) → *trepetъ (“trill”)

   *ękati (“to groan, to rumble”) → *ękotъ (“echo, resound”)

   *go-go! (onomatopoeia) → *gogotъ (“titter, laughter”)

   *ky-ky! (onomatopoeia) → *kykotъ (“giggle”)

   *xo-xo! (onomatopoeia) → *xoxotъ (“derisive laughter”)

• *-etъ

• *-ota f, *-eto n
• *-otь (i-stem)
• *-ъtъ, *-ъtь; *-ьtъ, *-ьtь