Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žьvati

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

    Reanalyzed from the present stem of *žuti +‎ *-ati, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-.

    Verb

    *žьvàti impf[1][2][3]

    1. alternative form of *žuti (“to chew”)
      Synonyms: *ďubati, *zobati

    Inflection

    Conjugation of *žьvati, *žьva, *žujetь (impf., -a/V-, s-aorist, accent paradigm c)
    Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
    *žьvanьje *žьvati *žьvatъ *žьvalъ
    Participles
    Tense Past Present
    Passive *žьvanъ *žujemъ
    Active *žьvavъ *žuję
    Aorist Present
    Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
    Singular *žьvaxъ *žьva *žьva *žujǫ *žuješi *žujetь
    Dual *žьvaxově *žьvasta *žьvaste *žujevě *žujeta *žujete
    Plural *žьvaxomъ *žьvaste *žьvašę *žujemъ *žujete *žujǫtь
    Imperfect Imperative
    Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
    Singular *žьvaaxъ *žьvaaše *žьvaaše — *žuji *žuji
    Dual *žьvaaxově *žьvaašeta *žьvaašete *žujivě *žujita —
    Plural *žьvaaxomъ *žьvaašete *žьvaaxǫ *žujimъ *žujite —

    Intensive form: *živati

    Derived terms

    • *perživati (“to rechew”)
    • *žьvanь (“smacking, slurping (noisy eating); mumbling”)
    • *žьvàdla (“bit (of horse' bridle)”)
      • *žьvadliti (“to gnaw, to grasp with teeth”)
    • *žьvaka, *žьvęka (“chewing gum”)
      • *žьvakati, *žьvačiti (“to chew”)
        • South Slavic:
          • Bulgarian: жва́кам (žvákam), жва́ча (žváča)
          • Macedonian: жвака (žvaka), џвака (džvaka)
        • West Slavic:
      • *žьvękati, *žьvęčiti (“to chew”)
        • South Slavic:
    • *žuti (“to chew”)
    • *gъvakati, *gъvъkati, *gъvъčiti (“to chew, to munch”)

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008), “*žьvàti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 567: “v. (c) ‘chew’”
    2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001), “žьvati: žujǫ žujetь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c tygge (SA 204, 207, 236, 238; PR 139)”
    3. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016), “žvẹčiti”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*žьváti”

    Further reading

    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “жевать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
    • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жвакам, жвача”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 526
    • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “гвакам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 234
    • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “дъвча, дъвкам, дъвкотя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 453
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