Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dušiti

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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 1

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Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dʰews- (to breathe) +‎ *-éyeti.

Verb

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*dušìti impf

  1. to smother, to suffocate, to choke
  2. to breathe heavily
Inflection
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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Further reading
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  • Olander, Thomas (2001) “dušiti: dušjǫ dušitь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c (SA 260; PR 139)
  • Snoj, Marko (2016) “dušīti”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:*duši̋ti
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1978), “*dušiti”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 164
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “душа̀”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 452

Etymology 2

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Denominal verb from *duxъ (spirit) +‎ *-iti.

Verb

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*dȗšiti impf

  1. to sniff, to scent
  2. to examine via scent
Inflection
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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Further reading
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  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “ду̀шa”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 452