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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/velěti

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 *wel- / *welˀ-, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-. Cognate with Old Lithuanian velti (“to allow”), 1sg. velmi, Latin volō (“to want”), inf. velle, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wiljan, “to want”), English will, Sanskrit वृणाति (vṛṇā́ti, “to choose, to prefer”), Avestan 𐬬𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬥𐬙𐬉‎ (vərəntē, “to choose, to prefer”), Welsh gwell (“better”), Ancient Greek ἔλδομαι (éldomai, “to wish”).

Verb

*velě̀ti

  1. to want
  2. to order

Inflection
Conjugation of *velěti (?, -ě/i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm c)
Suffix: *-ěti
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*velěnьje *velěti *velětъ *velělъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive *velěnъ *velimъ
Active *velěvъ *velę
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *velěxъ*velě*velě *veľǫ*veliši*velitь
Dual *velěxově*velěsta*velěste *velivě*velita*velite
Plural *velěxomъ*velěste*velěšę *velimъ*velite*velętь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st2nd3rd 1st2nd3rd
Singular *velěaxъ*velěaše*velěaše —*veli*veli
Dual *velěaxově*velěašeta*velěašete *velivě*velita—
Plural *velěaxomъ*velěašete*velěaxǫ *velimъ*velite—
  • *dovьlěti (“to suffice”)
  • *velìkъ, *velьkъ (“big, great”)
  • *velь (“big, great”)
  • *velьmi (“very”)
  • *voliti (“to wish, to choose”)
  • *vòľa (“will”)

Descendants
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Cyrillic: велѣти (velěti), 1sg. велѭ (veljǫ)
      Glagolitic: [Term?]
    • Bulgarian: ве́ля (vélja)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic: 1sg. вѐлӣм (“I say”), (Southern dialectal) вѐлју (“I say”)
      Latin: 1sg. vèlīm (“I say”), (Southern dialectal) vèlju (“I say”)
      • Chakavian (Vrgada): 3sg. velĩ (“(he) says”)
    • Slovene: velẹ́ti (tonal orthography), 1sg. velím (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: velet (“to command”)
    • Old Polish: wielić (“to command”)[1]
    • Slovak: veliť

References
  • Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 514
  • Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “веле́ть”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
  • Černyx, P. Ja. (1999), “веле́ть”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 139
  1. Wielić in: Słownik staropolski, tom X, zeszyt 3 (63), page 161
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