Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/šaliti

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

By surface analysis, *šalъ +‎ *-iti.

Possibly, related to *naxalъ (an impudent or insolent person).

Verb

*šaliti

  1. to madden?, to rage?, to frolic?, to ramp?

Inflection

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: шалíць (šalícʹ)
    • Russian: шали́ть (šalítʹ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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