Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/jǫtъ

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

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *jumtas, cognate with Latvian jumts (“roof”). Attested in compounds.

Noun

*jǫtъ m

1. shelter, hide-out

Declension

Declension of *jǫtъ (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*jǫtъ	*jǫta	*jǫti
genitive	*jǫta	*jǫtu	*jǫtъ
dative	*jǫtu	*jǫtoma	*jǫtomъ
accusative	*jǫtъ	*jǫta	*jǫty
instrumental	*jǫtъmь, *jǫtomь*	*jǫtoma	*jǫty
locative	*jǫtě	*jǫtu	*jǫtěxъ
vocative	*jǫte	*jǫta	*jǫti

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Derived terms

• *jǫtiti
• *prijǫtъ (“refuge”)
• *ujǫtъ (“comfort”)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: *ѭтъ (*jǫtŭ), *ютъ (*jutŭ)
    • ⇒ Russian: прию́т (prijút)
      • → Bulgarian: прию́т (prijút)
      • → Ukrainian: прию́т (pryjút)

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “приют”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress