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Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/bēˀgjā́ˀtei

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This Proto-Balto-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-Balto-Slavic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *bʰégʷ-y-eh₂-ti, from *bʰegʷ- (to flee, run).

Verb

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*bēˀgjā́ˀtei[1]

  1. to run, flee
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Descendants

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  • East Baltic:
    • Lithuanian: bėgióti
  • Proto-Slavic: *běžàti (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*běžàti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 40:*beʔg-