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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čakati

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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

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Etymology

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Considered by some to be an extension of *čajati.

Verb

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*čakati

  1. to wait
    Synonym: *žьdati
  2. to await, expect

Inflection

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Alternative forms

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Descendants

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References

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  • Derksen, Rick (2008) “*čakati”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 78