Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pęstь
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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
Probably from Proto-Balto-Slavic *penkstis, from Proto-Indo-European *pn̥kʷstis, from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (“punch”). Cognate with Lithuanian kumštis (with metathesis and loss of *p) and Proto-West Germanic *fūsti.
Noun
*pę̑stь f
Declension
Declension of *pęstь (i-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *pęstь | *pęsti | *pęsti |
| genitive | *pęsti | *pęstьju, *pęsťu* | *pęstьjь, *pęsti* |
| dative | *pęsti | *pęstьma | *pęstьmъ |
| accusative | *pęstь | *pęsti | *pęsti |
| instrumental | *pęstьjǫ, *pęsťǫ* | *pęstьma | *pęstьmi |
| locative | *pęsti | *pęstьju, *pęsťu* | *pęstьxъ |
| vocative | *pęsti | *pęsti | *pęsti |
* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Descendants
- Old Church Slavonic: пѧсть (pęstĭ) (Serbian recension)
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пясть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Derksen, Rick (2008) “*pęstь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 399