Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xabiti

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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 *skāˀb-. Cognate with Latvian skâbt (to become sour), Lithuanian skóbti (to become sour).

Verb

*xabiti

  1. to spoil
  2. to waste

Inflection

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Descendants

References

  • Derksen, Rick (2008) “*xabiti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 201
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ха́бить”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress