Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/nositi

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 *nesti (to carry, bring) +‎ *-iti (iterative). Particularly close cognates include Lithuanian naši̇̀nti (to announce, proclaim), Ancient Greek ῆνεγκον (ênenkon, I brought (aorist)).[1]

    Verb

    *nosìti impf[1][2][3]

    1. to carry, to bring

    Conjugation

    Derived terms

    • *donositi
    • *jьznositi
    • *orznositi
    • *otъnositi
    • *pernositi
    • *unositi

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Belarusian: насі́ць (nasícʹ)
      • Russian: носи́ть (nosítʹ)
      • Ukrainian: носи́ти (nosýty)
    • South Slavic:
    • West Slavic:

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008), “*nosìti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 356:v. (b) ‘carry, bear’
    2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001), “nositi: nosjǫ nositь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b (SA 257; PR 137)
    3. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016), “nosīti”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:*nosi̋ti