Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kysnǫti

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 *kysěti +‎ *-nǫti.

    Verb

    *kỳsnǫti impf[1]

    1. to become/get wet (South and East Slavic)
      Synonyms: *moknǫti, *mokrěti
    2. to become/turn sour
      Synonyms: *kysěti, *kysati

    Inflection

    Derived terms

    • *kysati (to become/turn sour) (possibly)
    • *kyslъ (sour) (possibly)
      • *kyslica, *kyslika
      • *kyslina
      • *kysljadь
      • *kyslota
    • *kvasъ (leaven, fermented drink), *kvasiti (to sot, to forment)
    • *kъsenь (caviar, spawn)
    • *kъsьnъ (late, slow) (possibly)

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: кꙑснѫти (kysnǫti), киснути (kisnuti)
    • South Slavic:
      • Old Church Slavonic: *кꙑснѫти (*kysnǫti)
      • Bulgarian: ки́сна (kísna)
      • Macedonian: кисне (kisne)
      • Serbo-Croatian:
        Cyrillic script: ки̏снути
        Latin script: kȉsnuti
      • Slovene: kísniti (tonal orthography) (obsolete)
    • West Slavic:
      • Czech: kysnout
        • Czech: kysnouti
      • Old Polish: kisnąć
      • Slovak: kysnúť
      • Sorbian:
        • Upper Sorbian: kisnyć
        • Lower Sorbian: kisnuś

    See also

    Further reading

    References

    1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001), “kysnǫ kysnetь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:a (SA 211; PR 133)