Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ščepati

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 *ščepa +‎ *-ati. Compare also *skopiti.

Verb

*ščepati

  1. to chip, to splinter

Inflection

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: шчепа́ць (ščjepácʹ)
    • Russian: щепа́ть (ščepátʹ)
  • West Slavic
    • Old Polish: szczepać
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: šćěpaś
      • Upper Sorbian: šćěpać

Further reading

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