Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/uměti

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 *umъ +‎ *-ěti.[1]

Verb

*uměti

  1. to know (how), to be able, can

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: оумѣти (uměti)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: uměti
    • Old Polish: umieć, humieć
    • Slovak: umieť
    • Pomeranian:
      • Kashubian: ùmiec
      • Slovincian: wùmjoc
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: huměś
      • Upper Sorbian: wuměć

References

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