Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/polti

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 1

  • From Proto-Indo-European *pelH-, according to Snoj more particularly from *pelh₁- (to fill, to wrap up). Probably akin to Lithuanian pi̇̀lti (to pour).

    Verb

    *polti impf[1][2]

    1. to undulate, to wrinkle, to commote

    Inflection

    Derived terms
    • *polati (to roll, to curl up)
    Descendants
    • South Slavic:
      • Slovene: pláti (tonal orthography)
    • West Slavic:
      • Polish: płóć
      • Sorbian:
        • Upper Sorbian: płóć

    Further reading

    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “полать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
    • pilti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012

    References

    1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001), “¹polti: poljǫ poljetь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b vinke, ryste (SA 203, 248, 250f.; ?PR 136; ?MP 27)
    2. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016), “plati¹”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:Pslovan. *pőlti, sed. *pol'ǫ̋

    Etymology 2

  • See Proto-Slavic *paliti.

    Verb

    *polti impf[1]

    1. to burn, to be in flames

    Inflection

    Derived terms
    Descendants
    • South Slavic:
      • Slovene: pláti (tonal orthography) (dialectal)
    • West Slavic:
      • Old Czech: pláti
      • Old Slovak: pláť
        • Slovak: pláť

    Further reading

    References

    1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001), “²polti: poljǫ poljetь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[2], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b brænde (SA 203, 248, 250f.; ?PR 136; ?MP 27)