Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/radi

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 an Iranian borrowing; compare Old Persian 𐎼𐎠𐎮𐎡𐎹 (r-a-di-i-y /⁠rādiy⁠/, “on the account of”). Descended from the Proto-Indo-European root *r̥ / *rō / *rō-dʰi, for (enclitic), "for the purpose of", Ved. r̥ and OCS ради.

Postposition

*radi^[1]

for the sake of

References

^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*radi”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 432: “postp. ‘for the sake of ’”

Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ради”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “ради”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 93
В. В. Мартынов (1981) “Балто-славяно-иранские языковые отношения и глоттогенез славян. děľa – radi 'для, ради'.”, in Балто-славянские исследования. 1980., Moscow: Nauka, page 21

[1] Derksen, Rick (2008) “*radi”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 432: “postp. ‘for the sake of ’”

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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/radi

Contents

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

Postposition

See also

Descendants

References

Further reading

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