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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ęčati

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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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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *ink-. Cognate with Lithuanian inkštėti (to stammer), Ancient Greek ὀγκάομαι (onkáomai, to cry), Latin uncō (to make the sound of a bear), Proto-Germanic *ankōną (whence Middle High German anken (to moan, grunt)).

Verb

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*ęčati

  1. to wail, moan

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  • Derksen, Rick (2008) “*ęčati”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 156
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “яча́ть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress