Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/slaviti

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 *slava +‎ *-iti.

Verb

*slaviti

  1. to praise, to glorify, to celebrate

Inflection

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: сла́віць (slávicʹ)
    • Russian: сла́вить (slávitʹ)
    • Ukrainian: сла́вити (slávyty)
  • South Slavic
  • West Slavic
    • Czech: slavit
    • Polish: sławić
    • Old Slovak:
      • Pannonian Rusyn: славиц (slavic)
      • Slovak: slaviť
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: sławić
      • Lower Sorbian: sławiś

Further reading

  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “сла̀вя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 833