Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/valiti

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 *valъ +‎ *-iti. Compare Latin volvō.

Verb

*valiti

  1. to fall
  2. to tumble

Inflection

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: валити (valiti)
  • South Slavic
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: валити сѩ (valiti sję)
    • Bulgarian: валя́ (valjá)
    • Slovene: valíti (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic
    • Czech: valit
    • Kashubian: walëc
    • Polish: walić
    • Slovak: valiť

Further reading

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