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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bělěti

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

From *bělъ (white) + *-ěti

Verb

*bělěti impf

  1. to whiten, to become white

Inflection

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: бѣлѣтисꙗ (bělětisja)
      • Belarusian: бяле́ць (bjaljécʹ)
      • Russian: беле́ть (belétʹ)
      • Old Ukrainian: бѣлѣти (bělěti)
        • Ukrainian: біліт́и (bilit́y)
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: běleti
    • Polish: bieleć
    • Slovak: belieť
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: běleć
      • Lower Sorbian: běleś

References

  • Černyx, P. Ja. (1999), белый”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 84
  • Trubačóv, Oleg, editor (1975), *bělěti”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ slavjanskix jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), volume 02, Moscow: Nauka, page 64
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