Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bagati

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

Per Trubachyev, the most likely etymology is from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bōˀgā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₃g-eh₂-ti, from *bʰeh₃g- (“to bake”). Cognate with Ancient Greek φώγω (phṓgō, “to roast”) and Proto-Germanic *bakaną (“to bake”).

A relation with Sanskrit भजति (bhájati, “to distribute”) and Slavic forms like *bogatъ (“rich”), *bogъ (“God”) (all from *bʰeh₂g-) is less likely.

Verb

*bagati impf

1. to ignite fire (obsolete)
2. to desire

Conjugation

Conjugation of *bagati, *baga, *bagajetь (impf., -a-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Suffix: *-ati

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*baganьje	*bagati	*bagatъ	*bagalъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*baganъ	*bagajemъ
Active	*bagavъ	*bagaję

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*bagaxъ	*baga	*baga	*bagajǫ	*bagaješi	*bagajetь
Dual	*bagaxově	*bagasta	*bagaste	*bagajevě	*bagajeta	*bagajete
Plural	*bagaxomъ	*bagaste	*bagašę	*bagajemъ	*bagajete	*bagajǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*bagaaxъ	*bagaaše	*bagaaše	—	*bagaji	*bagaji
Dual	*bagaaxově	*bagaašeta	*bagaašete	*bagajivě	*bagajita	—
Plural	*bagaaxomъ	*bagaašete	*bagaaxǫ	*bagajimъ	*bagajite	—

Derived terms

• *bažiti (“to desire, to keen”)
• *bagniti (“to gnaw”)
• *bagatьje (“fireplace, fire”)
• *bagno (“mud”)
• *bagrъ (“paint, crimson red”) (probably)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: багати (bagati)
    • ⇒ Ukrainian: забага́ти (zabaháty), забага́нка (zabahánka)
• South Slavic: –
• West Slavic:
  • Czech:
  • Polish: zabagać
  • Slovak: bahať

References

• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*bagati”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 122
• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “бажать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress