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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tęžiti

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

Denominal causative from *tęgъ (traction) + *-iti, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tengʰ- (to pull). Doublet of *tǫžiti, an inherited form.

In Bulgarian and Macedonian, this verb specifically covers telic actions, the atelic being reflected by the mixed ě/i-conjugation Proto-Slavic *tęžati (their present stems are identical). In the remaining languages, the verb is impefective.

Verb

*tęžìti[1]

  1. to weigh, to burden
  2. to struggle

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *težina (weight)
  • *težьba (heaviness)
  • *tęža (heaviness, gravitation)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Ukrainian: тяжи́ти (tjažýty)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “тежа”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 889

References

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