Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/poxotь

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

*po- +‎ *xоtь (likely an alternative vocalism of *xъtь, *xǫtь (“desire”))

Noun

*poxotь f

lust
Synonym: *lьstь

Alternative forms

*poxota, *poxъta (a-stem)

Declension

Declension of *poxotь (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*poxotь	*poxoti	*poxoti
genitive	*poxoti	poxotьju, poxoťu^*	poxotьjь, poxoti^*
dative	*poxoti	*poxotьma	*poxotьmъ
accusative	*poxotь	*poxoti	*poxoti
instrumental	poxotьjǫ, poxoťǫ^*	*poxotьma	*poxotьmi
locative	*poxoti	poxotьju, poxoťu^*	*poxotьxъ
vocative	*poxoti	*poxoti	*poxoti

^* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Derived terms

*poxъtiti (“to have a desire”)
*poxotьnъ (“lustful”)
*poxotьlivъ (“lustful”)

Related terms

*xъtěti (“to will”)
- *xъtivъ, *xъtivęstъ (“desired, admired”)
- *oxota (“wish”)
*xyťьnъ (“predatory”)
- *poxytiti pf, *poxyťati impf (“to abduct”)

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: похоть (poxotĭ)
  - Russian: по́хоть (póxotʹ)
  - Carpathian Rusyn: похоть (poxotʹ)
  - Ukrainian: по́хіть (póxitʹ)
South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: похоть (poxotĭ)
- Bulgarian: по́хот (póhot), по́хта (póhta) (dialectal)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: по̏хота
  
  Latin script: pȍhota
- Slovene: pohóta (tonal orthography)