Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/nexati

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

    Univerbation of *ne +‎ *xajati.

    Verb

    *nexati

    1. to leave be, to leave off

    Inflection

    Derived terms

    • *nexaji

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Old Ruthenian: нехати (nexati)
        • Belarusian: няха́іць (njaxáicʹ)
        • Ukrainian: неха́ти (nexáty)
    • South Slavic:
    • West Slavic:
      • Old Czech: nechati
      • Old Polish: niechać
      • Polabian: nexăt
      • Pomeranian:
        • Kashubian: pòniechac
      • Slovak: nechať
      • Sorbian:
        • Lower Sorbian: njechaś
        • Upper Sorbian: njechać

    Further reading

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