Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/uměti

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 *umъ +‎ *-ěti.[1]

    Verb

    *uměti

    1. to know (how), to be able, can

    Conjugation

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: оумѣти (uměti)
    • South Slavic:
    • West Slavic:
      • Old Czech: uměti
      • Old Polish: umieć, humieć
      • Slovak: umieť
      • Pomeranian:
        • Kashubian: ùmiec
        • Slovincian: wùmjoc
      • Sorbian:
        • Lower Sorbian: huměś
        • Upper Sorbian: wuměć

    References

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