Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/esi

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-Balto-Slavic *ési, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ési, verb form of *h₁ésti.

Cognate with Lithuanian esi̇̀, Latvian esi, Old Prussian essei.

Further Sanskrit असि (ási), Avestan 𐬀𐬵𐬌 (ahi), Old Armenian ես (es), Ancient Greek ἐσσί (essí), Latin es.

Verb

*esi

  1. second-person singular present of *byti

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: еси (jesi)
    • Old Novgorodian: еси (jesi)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: ѥси (jesi)
    • Bulgarian: си (si)
    • Macedonian: си (si)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      • Cyrillic script: јѐси, си
      • Latin script: jèsi, si
    • Old Slovene: iezi
      • Slovene: si
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: jsi
    • Old Polish: jeś
    • Old Slovak: si
      • Pannonian Rusyn: ши (ši)
      • Slovak: si
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: sy
      • Lower Sorbian: sy

References


Further reading

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