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voharati
pr 3rd sg of voharati (verb)
- speaks; communicates; gives expression; uses language; lit. carries out
- uses; lit. carries out
- calls, trades, administrates; lit. carries out
- engages; deals (with); handles; lit. carries out
Built from
- vo — prefix · forth, forward
An archaic or dialectal variant of pa- or upa-, indicating motion outward. Concrete sense of 'forth' extends to utterance and action conducted outward into the world.
- har — root · carry, bear
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer-. Cognate with English 'bear', 'harbor', German 'tragen', and Sanskrit 'harati'. The concrete sense of physical carrying develops metaphorically into carrying forth speech and conducting affairs.
- a — ending · present stem formative
Thematic vowel marking the a-class present stem; indicates the action is in process or habitual in the present tense.
- ti — ending · 3rd singular present
Third-person singular present indicative ending, marking the action as occurring in present time with a singular agent.
Etymology. From vo- (for/forth) + √har (carry), literally 'carries forth'; cognate with English 'bear' and 'harbor' (Old English 'here' from Proto-Germanic *harjaną). The prefix vo- is an old form of pa- or upa-, emphasizing forward or outward motion; 'carrying forth' extends to 'uttering' (speech carried out into the world) and then to 'conducting transactions' and 'treating with'.