Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ševeliti

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

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Compare Old Norse skǽvа, Latin ceveo and Sanskrit च्य्अवते (cyávate, move to and fro, stir).

Verb

*ševeliti

  1. to move, to rustle

Inflection

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: шаволíць (šavólícʹ)
    • Russian: шевели́ть (ševelítʹ)
    • Ukrainian: шевелíти (ševelíty)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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