Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-kati

Etymology
In Proto-Slavic, and probably Proto-Indo-European, many onomatopoeic sounds ended in */k/; for example: This caused the suffix *-k- to be reinterpreted as having expressive/onomatopoeic meaning.
 * *bьlkъ! → *bьlkati, *bьlčǫ/bьlkajǫ
 * post-PIE *plāk- → *plakati, *plačǫ (sę)

Cognate with 🇨🇬,, 🇨🇬 (as in e.g. ) and Ancient Greek. Similar to 🇨🇬 (and from there with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, etc) even though technically not cognates.

Suffix

 * *ble! → *blekati, *blečǫ/*blekajǫ
 * *kra! → *krakati, *kračǫ
 * *kva! → *kvakati, *kvačǫ/*kvakajǫ
 * *bakati, *bakajǫ :
 * *blǫkati, *blǫkajǫ :
 * *brukati, *brukajǫ :
 * *čakati, *čakajǫ : *čajati/*čati, *čajǫ
 * → *běžьkati, *běžьkajǫ (of children)
 * *bosti, bodǫ → *bodьcati, *bodьcajǫ
 * → *běžьkati, *běžьkajǫ (of children)
 * *bosti, bodǫ → *bodьcati, *bodьcajǫ
 * *bosti, bodǫ → *bodьcati, *bodьcajǫ

Related terms

 * (parallel formation with the same meaning)

Derived terms

 * *-i-kati, -i-kajǫ (extended form)
 * *-u-kati, -u-kajǫ (extended form)
 * *-y-kati, -y-kajǫ (extended form)

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