Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čakati

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

    Considered by some to be an extension of *čajati.

    Verb

    *čakati

    1. to wait
      Synonym: *žьdati
    2. to await, expect

    Inflection

    Alternative forms

    Descendants

    • South Slavic:
      • Bulgarian: ча́кам (čákam)
      • Serbo-Croatian:
        Latin script: ча̏kati
        Latin script: čȁkati
        • Kajkavian (Bednja): čȍkati
      • Slovene: čákati (tonal orthography)
    • West Slavic:

    References

    • Derksen, Rick (2008), “*čakati”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 78