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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čьstiti

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 *čьstь, ultimately, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷit-tis, from (s)kʷeyt-.

Verb

*čьstiti

  1. to honor
  2. to revere

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *učьstiti (to respect)
    • *učьstivъ (respectable, polite)
      • *neučьstivъ (impolite)
      • *učьstivostь (politeness)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: чьтити (čĭtiti), чьстити (čĭstiti)
      • Old Ruthenian: чти́ти (čtíti)
        • Ukrainian: чти́ти (čtýty)
      • Russian: чтить (čtitʹ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: чьтити (čĭtiti)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: ча̀стити
      Latin script: čàstiti
    • Slovene: častíti (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: čstíti
    • Kashubian: tczëc, tcëc
    • Old Polish: czcić, ćcić
    • Slovak: ctiť
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: pócćiś

Further reading

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