Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/orati

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 earlier *orti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *árˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erh₃- (to plough).[1]

    Verb

    *oràti impf[1]

    1. to plough

    Conjugation

    Derived terms

    • *ortati (to serve, to struggle with work)
      • *ortajь (peon, servant, ploughman, farmer)

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Belarusian: ара́ць (arácʹ)
      • Russian: ора́ть (orátʹ), 1sg. орю́ (orjú), 3sg. орёт (orjót) (archaic)
      • Ukrainian: ора́ти (oráty)
    • South Slavic:
    • West Slavic:

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008), “*oràti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 372