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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kriti

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

Cognate with Tocharian B karyor (buying). Sanskrit क्रीणाति (krīṇāti, to buy) (root क्री (krī), Persian خریدن (xaridan), Old Irish crenaid (to buy), Ancient Greek πρίασθαι (príasthai), πρίαμαι (príamai), Ancient Greek ἐπριάμην (epriámēn, I buy),. Also Baltic derivatives: Old Lithuanian krienas (money, pay; pretium pro sponsis), Latvian kriens (groom's presents for bride, parents and friends).

Verb

*kriti pf [2]

  1. to buy, take, pay
    Synonym: *kupiti

Conjugation

See also

Descendants

  • Church Slavonic: крити (kriti), ?*крьнути (*krĭnuti) (Russian)
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: крити (kriti), ?*крьнути (*krĭnuti), крьнеть (krĭnetĭ) / кренеть (krenetĭ), крени (kreni)
      • Belarusian: крану́цца (kranúcca)
      • Ukrainian: крину́тиса (krynútysa)

Further reading

References

  1. Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*krei̯h₂-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 395
  2. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*kriti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 248: “v. ‘buy’”
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