Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/regti
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Proto-Slavic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁regʷ- (“to be dark”). For meaning shift from “dark, black” > “empty” compare Sanskrit रजस् (rajas, “darkness; space”), Tigrinya ፀሊም (ṣ́älim, “black, dark, empty”). The original Slavic meaning could therefore be “to make blanks”, which was narrowed down to “to cut”.
Verb[edit]
*regti
- to cut
Inflection[edit]
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants[edit]
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Notes[edit]
See also: Slovene réža (“crack, scratch, crevice; notch; doorway”), Kajkavian režak, režek, reška (“crack, crevice, oblong hole”).