Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/bēˀgjā́ˀtei

This Proto-Balto-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-Balto-Slavic

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *bʰégʷ-y-eh₂-ti, from *bʰegʷ- (“to flee, run”).

    Verb

    *bēˀgjā́ˀtei[1]

    1. to run
    2. to flee

    Descendants

    • East Baltic:
      • Lithuanian: bėgióti
    • Proto-Slavic: *běžàti (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008), “*běžàti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 40: “*beʔg-”
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