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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pъrxati

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

Alternative forms

  • *pьrxati

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

*pъrxati

  1. to flit, to flutter

Inflection

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: пы́рхаць (pýrxacʹ)
    • Russian: порха́ть (porxátʹ)
    • Ukrainian: пи́рхати (pýrxaty), пе́рхати (pérxaty)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: пъ̀рхам (pǎ̀rham)
    • Slovene: pŕhati (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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