Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/peľati

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

From Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- (“to propel, to drive”), via obsolescent *pelti +‎ *-jati. The later is attested in obsolete Slovene plẹ́ti (1p. sg. pres. pelem).

The Bulgarian descendant has merged with the reflex of unrelated Proto-Slavic *pylěti, *pyľati (“to dissipate”).

Verb

*peľati impf

1. to conduct, to lead, to propel
2. to run, to proceed

Conjugation

Conjugation of *peľati, *peľa, *peľajetь (impf., -a-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*peľanьje	*peľati	*peľatъ	*peľalъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*peľanъ	*peľajemъ
Active	*peľavъ	*peľaję

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*peľaxъ	*peľa	*peľa	*peľajǫ	*peľaješi	*peľajetь
Dual	*peľaxově	*peľasta	*peľaste	*peľajevě	*peľajeta	*peľajete
Plural	*peľaxomъ	*peľaste	*peľašę	*peľajemъ	*peľajete	*peľajǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*peľaaxъ	*peľaaše	*peľaaše	—	*peľaji	*peľaji
Dual	*peľaaxově	*peľaašeta	*peľaašete	*peľajivě	*peľajita	—
Plural	*peľaaxomъ	*peľaašete	*peľaaxǫ	*peľajimъ	*peľajite	—

Related terms

• *pelnъ (“captivity”)
• *pelestъ (“protrusion”) (possibly)

Descendants

• South Slavic:
  • Bulgarian: пеле́я (peléja) (dialectal)
    • ⇒ Bulgarian: пиле́я (piléja), пи́лям (píljam, “to misspend, to squander”)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: пѐљати

    Latin script: pèljati

  • Slovene: peljáti (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Old Polish: pielać (“to hurry”)
  • Slovak: peľať

References

Further reading

• Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “пилея”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 238