Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sěvati

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.

Limited to South Slavic, formed as *sijati (“to shine, to illuminate”) +‎ *-vati, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₁y- (“to shine”).

*sěvàti impf^[1]

1. to irradiate, to glimmer, to emit light

• South Slavic:
  • Bulgarian: ся́вам (sjávam, “to glimmer, to blink”)
    • ⇒ Bulgarian: ося́вам (osjávam, “to enlighten”) (+ о- (o-))
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: се́вати

    Latin script: sévati

  • Slovene: sẹ́vati

• Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “сявам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 718

Indirectly attested in derivatives, formed as *sěti (“to sow”) +‎ *-vati, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“to sow, to plant”).

*sěvati impf

1. to plant, to sow (intensive)

• *sěvъ, *posěvъ, *zasěvъ (“crops, sowing”)

• East Slavic:
  • Russian: -сева́ть (-sevátʹ)
    • ⇒ Russian: се́в (sév), засева́ть (zasevátʹ), обсева́ть (obsevátʹ)
• South Slavic:
  • Bulgarian: -ся́вам (-sjávam)
    • ⇒ Bulgarian: зася́вам (zasjávam), насявам (nasjavam), разсявам (razsjavam), посявам (posjavam), всявам (vsjavam)
  • Macedonian: -сeва (-seva)
    • ⇒ Macedonian: засева (zaseva), насева (naseva), посева (poseva), всева (vseva)
  • Slovene: zasẹ́vati, vsẹ́vati

• Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “сeя¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 628

Indirectly attested in derivatives, formed as *sěti (“to sieve”) +‎ *-vati, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁y- (“to sieve”).

*sěvati impf

1. to sieve (intensive)
2. to strain (intensive)

• *persěvъka (“screening, sieving”)

• East Slavic:
  • Russian: -сева́ть (-sevátʹ)
    • ⇒ Russian: отсева́ть (otsevátʹ)
• South Slavic:
  • Bulgarian: -ся́вам (-sjávam)
    • ⇒ Bulgarian: пресявам (presjavam), отсявам (otsjavam)
  • Macedonian: -сeва (-seva)
    • ⇒ Macedonian: пресева (preseva), отсева (otseva)