Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/melti

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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

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *mélˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind”). Cognates include Lithuanian málti, German mahlen, Latin molō, Ancient Greek μύλη (múlē), Sanskrit मृणाति (mṛṇā́ti) and Hittite (malla-i).

Verb

*mèlti impf[1][2][3]

  1. to grind, mill

Conjugation

Conjugation of *melti, *mel, *meľetь (impf., -C/j-, s-aorist, accent paradigm b)
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*meltьje *melti *meltъ *mellъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive *meltъ *meľemъ
Active *melvъ *meľę
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *melsъ *mel *mel *meľǫ *meľeši *meľetь
Dual *melsově *melsta *melste *meľevě *meľeta *meľete
Plural *melsomъ *melste *melsę *meľemъ *meľete *meľǫtь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *meľaaxъ *meľaaše *meľaaše — *meľi *meľi
Dual *meľaaxově *meľaašeta *meľaašete *meľivě *meľita —
Plural *meľaaxomъ *meľaašete *meľaaxǫ *meľimъ *meľite —
    Notes:
  • (*)*meljenъ is doublet of past passive participle

See also

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*mèlti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 307: “v. (b) ‘grind, mill’”
  2. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “malti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 302: “*meltì”
  3. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “melti: meljǫ meljetь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b (SA 203, 248f., 251; PR 136; ?MP 27)”
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