Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/regti

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Proto-Slavic

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁regʷ- (“to be dark”). For meaning shift from “dark, black” > “empty” compare Sanskrit रजस् (rajas, “darkness; space”), Tigrinya ፀሊም (ṣ́älim, “black, dark, empty”). The original Slavic meaning could therefore be “to make blanks”, which was narrowed down to “to cut”.

Verb

*regti

to cut

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

South Slavic:
- Croatian:
  - Kajkavian: regani (“notched, with cracks”) (passive participle from *regati)
    - ⇒ Kajkavian: *rega
      - ⇒ Kajkavian: regast (“corrugated”)
  - ⇒ Shtokavian: regánac (“incised lace”)
- Slovene: régati (“to crack”) régniti (“to burst, open up”)
  - ⇒ Slovene: réga
    - ⇒ Slovene: régast
West Slavic:
- ⇒ Polish: rzega (“streak, weal, welt”) (dialectal)

Notes

See also: Slovene réža (“crack, scratch, crevice; notch; doorway”), Kajkavian režak, režek, reška (“crack, crevice, oblong hole”).