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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/šętati

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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-Indo-European *sent- (to head for, go). Compare Proto-Germanic *sinþaz (journey) and Old Irish sét (path, way).

Verb

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*šętati

  1. to move, to stagger

Inflection

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “шата́ть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “шататися”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN