Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tupati

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-Indo-European *(s)tewp-, with cognates Lithuanian tupė́ti (“to crowd, to squat”), Sanskrit तोपति (topati), तुपति (tupati, “to hurt”), Ancient Greek τύπτω (túptō, “to beat, to smite”), Latin stupeō (“to stun”), possibly Proto-Germanic *þeubaz (“thief”), *þubōną.

Verb

*tupati impf

1. to beat, to smite, to strike
2. to stamp

Inflection

Derived terms

• *tupъtěti (“to pulsate”)

Related terms

• *tъpъtъ (“pulsation”)
  • *tъpъtati (“to pulsate”)
• *tъpati, *tъpiti (“to stomp, to blunt”)
• *tǫpъ (“dull, stupid”)
• *stǫpiti (“to step”)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Belarusian: ту́паць (túpacʹ)
  • Russian: ту́пать (túpatʹ)
  • Ukrainian: ту́пати (túpaty)
• South Slavic:
  • Bulgarian: ту́пам (túpam)
  • Macedonian: тупа (tupa)
• West Slavic:
  • Polish: tupać
  • Sorbian:
    • Upper Sorbian: tupać
    • Lower Sorbian: tupaś

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тупать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• тупати in Горох.au