Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/esi

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ési, verb form of *h₁ésti.

Cognate with Lithuanian esì, Latvian esi, Old Prussian essei.

Further Sanskrit असि (ási), Avestan 𐬀𐬵𐬌 (ahi), Old Armenian ես (es), Ancient Greek ἐσσί (essí), Latin es.

Verb

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*esi

  1. second-person singular present of *byti

Descendants

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  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: еси (esi)
    • Old Novgorodian: еси (esi)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References

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Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “еси”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress