Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stǫpiti

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 the same root as *stǫpenь (step, stair), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ- (to support, to stand still).

    Verb

    *stǫpiti

    1. to step
    2. to tread

    Inflection

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: стѫпити (stǫpiti), ступити (stupiti)
    • South Slavic:
    • West Slavic:

    Further reading

    • Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “стъпя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 523