Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/plǫtati

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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

From the root of Proto-Slavic *plęsti (to tangle), *plǫtъ (swindle) + *-ati.

Verb

*plǫtati impf (North Slavic)

  1. to entangle, to intertwine, to ravel

Conjugation

Descendants

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “плут”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “плутати”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka