Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zěxati

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

Obviously related to *zěvàti. Perhaps *x appeared under the influence of *vъzdyxàti.

Verb

*zěxàti^[1]^[2]^[3]

to yawn, to open one's mouth

Derived terms

verbs

*pozěxati

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: зѣхати (zěxati)
  - Old Ruthenian: *зѣха́ти (*zěxáti)
    - Belarusian: зяха́ць (zjaxácʹ)
    - Ukrainian: зіха́ти (zixáty) (dialectal)
  - Russian: зеха́ть (zexátʹ), зе́хать (zéxatʹ), зёхать (zjóxatʹ) (dialectal)
South Slavic:
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: зијèхати
  
  Latin script: zijèhati
- Slovene: zẹ́hati (tonal orthography)

References

^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “зіха́ти”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 265: “*zěxati”
^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1985), “зяха́ць”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 3 (га! – інчэ́), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 360: “*zěxati”
^ Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1972–1982) “зіва́ти”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 2 (Д – Ь), Ottawa: Ukrainian Mohylo-Mazepian Academy of Sciences; Ukrainian Language Association, →LCCN, page 443: “*zěxati”

[1] Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “зіха́ти”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 265: “*zěxati”

[2] Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1985), “зяха́ць”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 3 (га! – інчэ́), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 360: “*zěxati”

[3] Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1972–1982) “зіва́ти”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 2 (Д – Ь), Ottawa: Ukrainian Mohylo-Mazepian Academy of Sciences; Ukrainian Language Association, →LCCN, page 443: “*zěxati”

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