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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bъzikati

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

Of onomatopoeic origin. Equivalent to *bъzikъ + *-ati.

Verb

*bъzikati impf

  1. to hum, to hiss, to buzz

Conjugation

  • *bъzati, *bъzgati
  • *bъziti
  • *bъznǫti

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: бзы́кать (bzýkatʹ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Slovene: bzíkati (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: bzikati
    • Polish: bzykać (to buzz)
    • Slovak: bzíkať (to fly (for insects))

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*bъzikati”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 143
  • Snoj, Marko (2016) “bzikati”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:iz onomatopeje *bъz
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