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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/cěniti

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 *kainītei. Morphologically from *cěna + *-iti. Cognate with Latvian cienīt (to respect) (from cieņa (respect). The similar cena (price) is a Slavic borrowing), Lithuanian káininti (to price, value) (from kaina).

Verb

*cěnìti[1][2]

  1. to evaluate, value

Inflection

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: цаніць (canicʹ)
    • Russian: цени́ть (cenítʹ)
    • Ukrainian: цінити (cinyty)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: cěniti
    • Polish: cenić
    • Slovak: ceniť

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008) “*cěnìti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 75:v. ‘evaluate, value’
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001) “cěniti”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:(MP 27)
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