Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tępati

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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

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Most likely onomatopoeic (Preobražensky). Perhaps from p-extension of Proto-Indo-European *(s)ten- (to stun, to thunder) or via nasal infix from the root of *tepti.

In either case, should be distinguished from Proto-Balto-Slavic *témptei (to pull, to stretch) (whence Latvian stiept, Lithuanian tem̃pti, Proto-Slavic *tętiva (tendon)). The later, however, could be the origin of Russian тям (tjam, grasp, intelligence), Ukrainian тя́ма (tjáma, id.) (via suffixes *-mъ, *-ma), which have been speculated to bear relation with the onomatopoeic root.

Verb

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*tępati impf

  1. to smack, to clang, to ding (to make resonant noise)
    Synonyms: *čukati, *ťukati, *xlopati
  2. (by extension) to hack with a tool

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тяпать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тям”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “тяпати”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), volume 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 701
  • Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “тепам²”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 949