Re: [tied] OCS 'dovesti'

mkapovic@... wrote:

>> which is the relationship between OCS "dovesti" and "dovedon"?Are
>> they one and the same verb and if yes, then how is to explain the
>> "-vesti" versus "-vedon" here? Is the "do" there a component part as
>> in "da vidim" ( to see )?
>>
>
> "Do" is a preposition meaning something like "at, near to, close to".
> It is also often used as a prefix with verbs. It is different from
> "da" which is a conjunction.
> The connection of -vesti and -vedoN: -dt- regularly > -st- (-tt-
> also). Already in PIE we have *s inserted in *TT. In Slavic *TsT >
> *st.
>
> Mate

Thank you Mate. I was aware about "do" being a preposition but I was not
aware about its role as prefix for some verbs this is why I asked if "do"
play a such role as "da" in the conjuctive construction "idem da vidim"
.What I stil don't understand is the change of "vedon" to "vesti". I mean,
originaly was the verb "vedon" and it changed to "vesti" or how can one see
in this special case the dt > st?

Alex