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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pěstovati

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

According to Vasmer, related to *pitati (to feed).

Verb

*pěstovati impf[1]

  1. to nurse, to take care of
  2. to educate, to raise

Conjugation

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: пестова́ць (pjestovácʹ)
    • Russian: пе́стовать (péstovatʹ)
    • Ukrainian: пiстова́ти (pistováty)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: пѣстовати (pěstovati)
    • Serbo-Croatian: pjestovati (dated, Croatian)
    • Slovene: pẹ́stovati (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. Snoj, Marko (2016) “pestovati”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si

Further reading

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