< Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic

Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/esi

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 [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ési, verb form of *h₁ésti.

Cognate with Lithuanian esì, Latvian esi, Old Prussian essei.

Further Sanskrit असि (ási), Avestan 𐬀𐬵𐬌 (ahi), Old Armenian ես (es), Ancient Greek ἐσσί (essí), Latin es.

Verb

*esi

  1. second-person singular present of *byti

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: еси (esi)
    • Old Novgorodian: еси (esi)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: ѥси (jesi)
    • Bulgarian: си (si)
    • Macedonian: си (si)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      • Cyrillic script: јѐси, си
      • Latin script: jèsi, si
    • Old Slovene: iezi
      • Slovene: si
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: jsi
    • Old Polish: jeś
    • Slovak: si
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: sy
      • Lower Sorbian: sy

References

    Further reading
    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “еси”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
    This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.