Reconstruction talk:Proto-Slavic/svidъ

Baltic cognates

The Baltic data is somewhat inconsistent despite the superficial similarities. The Slavic data seems like AP a (we need to see the whole paradigm of Russian сви́да (svída) to be certain), i.e. it requires pIE coda *-d-. The same holds for the Latvian (with broken tone in the verb):

• cf. Latvian svîst, 1p. pres. Latvian svîdu (which can reflect both Proto-Indo-European *ḱweyd- and *sweyd-)

On the other hand, the Lithuanian and Prussian data:

• Lithuanian svidėti (essive), however dial. Lithuanian svýsti
• Lithuanian svidùs (u-stem) (Leskien law?)
• Old Prussian sidis

is easier to be derived from coda -dʰ-. I see that Pokorny (and following him - the online Etymological dictionary of Lithuanian) derives them from Proto-Indo-European *sweyd- (“to sweat”), however, I feel sceptical about this etymology - both from semantic and from phonetic perspective.

It would be helpful if someone adds the Russian entry or provides further references.

References:

• svidėti in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė
• Pokorny, Julius (1959) “su̯eid-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1042