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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/borti

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Balto-Slavic *bárˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-.

Verb

*bòrti [1][2]

  1. to fight (transitive)
  2. (reflexive) to struggle (reflexive)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *bornь (resistance, battle)
  • *borьcь (fighter, wrestler)
  • *bořakъ (winner of a fight)
  • *borьba (clash, fight)
  • *boriti (to wrestle, to fight)
  • *boraviti (to utilize) (possibly)
  • *barati (to seek, to examine) (possibly)
  • *borniti (to defend)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: бороти (boroti)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Polish: bróć
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: wobróćso
      • Lower Sorbian: wobrojś

Further reading

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*bòrti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 57: “v. (b)”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), borti: borjǫ borjetь”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b (SA 203, 248f., 251; PR 136)”
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