Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/praviti

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

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *per-
    Proto-Slavic *pravъ
    Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
    Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
    Proto-Slavic *-iti
    Proto-Slavic *praviti

    From *pravъ (“right, straight”) +‎ *-iti.

    Verb

    *pràviti impf[1][2]

    1. (transitive) to straighten, to order, to adjust (to set or make straight, right, level, correct)
      1. → to rule, to control, to lead, to be in charge (possibly a calque of Latin regō or Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō))
        Synonyms: *voditi, *ręditi, *kъrmovati
      2. → to cope, to manage, to carry on
        Synonym: *vьršiti
      3. → to do, to make, to produce
        Synonyms: *děti, *činiti, *tvoriti
      4. → to correct, to tend, to mend
    2. (ambitransitive) to tell, to discourse, to convey (to pass information, opinion, orders, verdicts)
      Synonyms: *reťi, *kazati
      1. → to preach, to propagate
        Synonym: *propověděti
      2. → to proclaim, to enact
    3. (reflexive) (+ *sę) to pretend, to comply

    Inflection

    Conjugation of *praviti, *pravi, *pravitь (impf., -i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm a)
    Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
    *pravľenьje *praviti *pravitъ *pravilъ
    Participles
    Tense Past Present
    Passive *pravľenъ *pravimъ
    Active *pravľь *pravę
    Aorist Present
    Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
    Singular *pravixъ *pravi *pravi *pravľǫ *praviši *pravitь
    Dual *pravixově *pravista *praviste *pravivě *pravita *pravite
    Plural *pravixomъ *praviste *pravišę *pravimъ *pravite *pravętь
    Imperfect Imperative
    Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
    Singular *pravľaaxъ *pravľaaše *pravľaaše — *pravi *pravi
    Dual *pravľaaxově *pravľaašeta *pravľaašete *pravivě *pravita —
    Plural *pravľaaxomъ *pravľaašete *pravľaaxǫ *pravimъ *pravite —
      Notes:
    • (*)*pravivъ is a later doublet of the past active participle

    Derived terms

    nouns

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: правити (praviti)
        • Old Ruthenian: пра́вити (práviti)
        • Russian: пра́вить (právitʹ)
    • South Slavic
      • Old Church Slavonic:
        Old Cyrillic script: правити (praviti)
        Glagolitic script: ⱂⱃⰰⰲⰻⱅⰻ (praviti)
      • Bulgarian: пра́вя (právja)
      • Macedonian: прави (pravi)
      • Serbo-Croatian:
        Cyrillic script: пра̏вити
        Latin script: prȁviti
        • Chakavian (Crikvenica): prȁvit (“to speak, tell”)
        • Chakavian (Kukljica): prȃviti
        • Kajkavian (Ozalj): prȁviti (“to speak, tell”)
      • Slovene: práviti (tonal orthography)
        • (Črni vrh, Idrija): prȃi̯ť
    • West Slavic

    References

    1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “praviti: pravjǫ pravitь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a udrette (PR 133; MP 26)”
    2. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “praviti”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *pra̋viti”

    Further reading

    • Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “правя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 584
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