Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vyti

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

Onomatopoeic in nature, from an earlier *ỳti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew(H)-. Cognate with Lithuanian uloti, Ancient Greek αὔω (aúō), Latin ululō.

Verb

*vỳti

1. to howl, to wail

Inflection

Conjugation of *vyti, *vy, *vyjetь (impf., intr., -V-, s-aorist, accent paradigm c)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*vytьje	*vyti	*vytъ	*vylъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	—	—
Active	*vyvъ	*vyję

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*vyxъ	*vy	*vy	*vyjǫ	*vyješi	*vyjetь
Dual	*vyxově	*vysta	*vyste	*vyjevě	*vyjeta	*vyjete
Plural	*vyxomъ	*vyste	*vyšę	*vyjemъ	*vyjete	*vyjǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*vyjaaxъ	*vyjaaše	*vyjaaše	—	*vyji	*vyji
Dual	*vyjaaxově	*vyjaašeta	*vyjaašete	*vyjivě	*vyjita	—
Plural	*vyjaaxomъ	*vyjaašete	*vyjaaxǫ	*vyjimъ	*vyjite	—

Conjugation of *vyti, *vy, *vъjetь (impf., intr., -V-, s-aorist, accent paradigm c)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*vytьje	*vyti	*vytъ	*vylъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	—	—
Active	*vyvъ	*vъję

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*vyxъ	*vy	*vy	*vъjǫ	*vъješi	*vъjetь
Dual	*vyxově	*vysta	*vyste	*vъjevě	*vъjeta	*vъjete
Plural	*vyxomъ	*vyste	*vyšę	*vъjemъ	*vъjete	*vъjǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*vъjaaxъ	*vъjaaše	*vъjaaše	—	*vъji	*vъji
Dual	*vъjaaxově	*vъjaašeta	*vъjaašete	*vъjivě	*vъjita	—
Plural	*vъjaaxomъ	*vъjaašete	*vъjaaxǫ	*vъjimъ	*vъjite	—

Derived terms

• *vykati (“to shout, to scream”)
• *vyskati (“to neigh”)
• *vyjь / *vъjь (“howl”)
• *vyježь (“howling, whining”)
• *povykъ

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: вꙑти (vyti)
    • Old Ruthenian: вы́ти (výti)
      • Ukrainian: ви́ти (výty)
    • Russian: выть (vytʹ)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Old Cyrillic script: вꙑти (vyti)

  • Bulgarian: ви́я (víja)
  • Macedonian: вие (vie)
  • Slovene: vīti (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: výti
    • Czech: výt
  • Polish: wyć

• → Yiddish: וואָיען (voyen)

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “выть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Anikin, A. E. (2015) “выть II”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 9 (врандовать – галоп), Moscow: Russian Language Institute, →ISBN, page 208
• Anikin, A. E. (2014) “вой II”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 8 (во – вран), Moscow: Russian Language Institute, →ISBN, page 107
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вия²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 158