Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pǫtati

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 *pǫ̀to +‎ *-ati.

Verb

*pǫtati

  1. (transitive) to bind, to fetter
    Synonym: *vę̄zàti

Conjugation

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: пу́таць (pútacʹ)
    • Russian: пу́тать (pútatʹ)
    • Ukrainian: пу́тати (pútaty)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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