Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lękati

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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

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *lenk- (to bend).

Verb

*lękati

  1. to lay snares, to set traps
  2. (transitive) to scare

Inflection

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Descendants

  • East Slavic
    • Russian: ляка́ть (ljakátʹ, to scare, chase a fish caught in a net) (dialectal)
    • Ukrainian: ляка́ти (ljakáty, to frighten, scare)
  • South Slavic
  • West Slavic

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