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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dušiti

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 1

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dʰews- (to breathe) + *-éyeti.

Verb

*dušìti impf

  1. to smother, to suffocate, to choke
  2. to breathe heavily
Inflection
Derived terms
  • *zadušiti (to smother)
  • *udušiti (to strangle)
  • *jьzdušiti (to deprive of air)
  • *otъdušiti (to ventilate)
    • *otъdušьnikъ (vent)
  • *duša (soul)
  • *dušěvьnъ (spiritual)
    • *dušěvьnostь (spirituality)
  • *dušьnъ (muggy, stewed)
  • *dušьlivъ (suffocant)
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: душы́ць (dušýcʹ)
    • Russian: души́ть (dušítʹ)
    • Ukrainian: души́ти (dušýty)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: dusit
    • Kashubian: dëszëc, dusëc
    • Polish: dusić
    • Slovak: dusiť
Further reading
  • Olander, Thomas (2001) “dušiti: dušjǫ dušitь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c (SA 260; PR 139)
  • Snoj, Marko (2016) “dušīti”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:*duši̋ti
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1978), “*dušiti”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 164
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “душа̀”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 452

Etymology 2

Denominal verb from *duxъ (spirit) + *-iti.

Verb

*dȗšiti impf

  1. to sniff, to scent
  2. to examine via scent
Inflection
Derived terms
  • *podušiti (to smell)
  • *nadušiti (to scent)
  • *sъdušiti (to sniff)
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: душы́ць (dušýcʹ, to perfume)
    • Russian: души́ть (dušítʹ, to perfume)
    • Ukrainian: души́ти (dušýty, to perfume)
  • South Slavic:
Further reading
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “ду̀шa”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 452
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