Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/valiti

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 *valъ +‎ *-iti. Compare Latin volvō.

    Verb

    *valiti

    1. to fall
    2. to tumble

    Inflection

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: валити (valiti)
    • South Slavic
      • Old Church Slavonic:
        Old Cyrillic script: валити сѩ (valiti sję)
      • Bulgarian: валя́ (valjá)
      • Slovene: valíti (tonal orthography)
    • West Slavic
      • Czech: valit
      • Kashubian: walëc
      • Polish: walić
      • Slovak: valiť

    Further reading

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