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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bagati
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Per Trubachyev, the most likely etymology is from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bōˀgā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₃g-eh₂-ti, from *bʰeh₃g- (“to bake”). Cognate with Ancient Greek φώγω (phṓgō, “to roast”) and Proto-Germanic *bakaną (“to bake”).
A relation with Sanskrit भजति (bhájati, “to distribute”) and Slavic forms like *bogatъ (“rich”), *bogъ (“God”) (all from *bʰeh₂g-) is less likely.
Verb
*bagati impf
- to ignite fire (obsolete)
- to desire
Conjugation
Conjugation of *bagati, *baga, *bagajetь (impf., -a-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
Suffix: *-ati
| Verbal noun | Infinitive | Supine | L-participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| *baganьje | *bagati | *bagatъ | *bagalъ |
| Participles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tense | Past | Present |
| Passive | *baganъ | *bagajemъ |
| Active | *bagavъ | *bagaję |
| Aorist | Present | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *bagaxъ | *baga | *baga | *bagajǫ | *bagaješi | *bagajetь |
| Dual | *bagaxově | *bagasta | *bagaste | *bagajevě | *bagajeta | *bagajete |
| Plural | *bagaxomъ | *bagaste | *bagašę | *bagajemъ | *bagajete | *bagajǫtь |
| Imperfect | Imperative | |||||
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *bagaaxъ | *bagaaše | *bagaaše | — | *bagaji | *bagaji |
| Dual | *bagaaxově | *bagaašeta | *bagaašete | *bagajivě | *bagajita | — |
| Plural | *bagaaxomъ | *bagaašete | *bagaaxǫ | *bagajimъ | *bagajite | — |
Derived terms
- *bažiti (“to desire, to keen”)
- *bagniti (“to gnaw”)
- *bagatьje (“fireplace, fire”)
- *bagno (“mud”)
- *bagrъ (“paint, crimson red”) (probably)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: багати (bagati)
- Ukrainian: бага́ти (baháty)
- Old East Slavic: багати (bagati)
- South Slavic: –
- West Slavic:
- Czech:
- Polish: zabagać
- Slovak: bahať
References
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*bagati”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), volume 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 122
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “бажать”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress