Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/těšiti

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 *taisītei. Compare *tixъ (quiet, still). Cognate with Latvian taisīt and Lithuanian taisýti.

Verb

*těšiti

  1. (transitive) to calm, to soothe, to suckle, to quieten
  2. (transitive) to comfort, to console

Inflection

adjective

Descendants

  • East Slavic
    • Old East Slavic: тѣшити (těšiti)
  • South Slavic
  • West Slavic

Further reading

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