Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pǫtь

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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 *pántis/*pintis, from Proto-Indo-European *póntoh₁s, from *pent-. Cognate with Old Prussian pintis (way, road).

    Noun

    *pǫ̃tь m

    1. way, path

    Declension

    Declension of *pǫ̃tь (i-stem, accent paradigm b)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *pǫ̃tь *pǭtì *pǫ̃tьjē, *pǫ̃ťē*
    genitive *pǫ̃ti *pǫ̃tьju, *pǫťu* *pǭtь̀jь, *pǫ̃ti*
    dative *pǭtì *pǫ̃tьma *pǭtь̀mъ
    accusative *pǫ̃tь *pǭtì *pǭtì
    instrumental *pǭtь̀mь *pǫ̃tьma *pǫ̃tьmī
    locative *pǫ̃ti *pǫ̃tьju, *pǫťu* *pǭtь̀xъ
    vocative *pǫti *pǭtì *pǫ̃tьjē, *pǫ̃ťē*

    * 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).

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    Further reading

    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “путь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
    • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “путь”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 85

    References

    1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*pǫ́tь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 417