Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/aviti

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 Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- (to perceive, see, be aware of).

    Baltic cognates include Lithuanian ovytis (to appear). Wider cognates include Proto-Germanic *awiz (obvious) and Sanskrit आविस् (āvís, manifestly, evidently).

    Verb

    *avìti[1][2]

    1. to show, to reveal, to let know

    Inflection

    • *avьnъ (obvious, apparent)
    • *avitъ (revealed, apparent)

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: ꙗвити (javiti)
    • South Slavic:
    • West Slavic:
      • Old Czech: jěviti
      • Polish: jawić
      • Polabian: vüöb-óvе
      • Old Slovak: *javiť
        • Pannonian Rusyn: явиц (javic)
        • Slovak: javiť
      • Sorbian:
        • Upper Sorbian: zjewić
        • Lower Sorbian: zjawiś

    Further reading

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

    References

    1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008), “*avìti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 30:v. ‘show’
    2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001), “avjǫ -iti”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c (SA 240, 257; PR 140)