Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/srū́ˀtei

This Proto-Balto-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-Balto-Slavic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *srúH-ti, from Proto-Indo-European *srew-.

Verb

*srū́ˀtei

  1. to flow

Descendants

  • Lithuanian: srū́ti
  • Proto-Slavic: *stryti

Further reading

  • Derksen, Rick (2015), “srūti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 425
  • Smoczyński, Wojciech (2025), “srūti”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego (in Polish), 2nd edition, Kraków, page 1744