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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sijati

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-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₁y- (to shine), related to Proto-Germanic *skīnaną (to shine), Proto-Germanic *skīmarōną (to shimmer). Both root thematic[1] and secondary stative[2] conjugation in *-jati are attested, with no difference in meaning.

Verb

*sijati impf[3][4]

  1. to shine, to illuminate
    Synonyms: *světiti, *ozariti

Alternative forms

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *sijajьnъ (radiant, bright)
  • *sinica (tit)
  • *siňь (blue, glaucus)
  • *sivъ (gray, faint) (possibly)
  • *sojь (shady) (possibly)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: сиꙗти (sijati)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Kashubian: sëjac (illuminate)

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “сия́ть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “сияя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 712

References

  1. Olander, Thomas (2001) “sьjati: sějǫ sějetь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:a (SA 205, 246)
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001) “sьjati: sьjajǫ sьjajetь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:a ?så (PR 134)
  3. Derksen, Rick (2008) “*sijati”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 450:v. 'shine'
  4. Snoj, Marko (2016) “sijáti”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:*sьja̋ti
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