Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/drapati

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

Commonly considered an extension of *dьrati (“to tear, to flay”) +‎ *-pati, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *derH- (“to tear”). Likely akin to Ancient Greek δρώπτω (drṓptō, “to gaze, to look”), Ancient Greek δρέπω (drépō, “to reap, to harvest”) and Sanskrit दर्पण (darpaṇa, “mirror”). Possibly also related to Proto-Germanic *trabō (“fringe”).

Verb

*drāpàti impf

1. to scratch, to scrabble
2. to hightail, to flee (under pressure)
3. (by extension) to strive for, to struggle

Inflection

Related terms

• *drabъ (“stair, spike”)
• *dьrpati (“to pull, to stretch”)

Derived terms

• *drasati (“to rip apart”)
• *draskati (“to scrape, to draw”)
• *drapežь (“plunder, robbery”)

Descendants

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “драпать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1978), “*drapati”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 101
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “драпам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 421

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