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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bělъ

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 Proto-Indo-European root noun *bʰēlHs (white surface or stain). Cognate with Lithuanian bãlas (white), báltas (white) and Latvian bãls (pale), balts (white).

Adjective

*bě̃lъ [1][2][3]

  1. white

Inflection

Accent paradigm b.

Derived terms

  • *bolna (membrane) (perhaps)
  • *bolni
  • *bolnja

See also

Colors in Proto-Slavic · *květi (layout · text)
     *bělъ
(of animals) *bronъ
     *sivъ, *śěrъ      *čьrnъ
(of animals) *vornъ
             *čьrvenъ, *rudъ              *granivъ; *smědъ, *snědъ, *rudъ
(of animals) *gnědъ
             *žьltъ
(of animals) *solvъ; *polvъ
             *zelenъ              *zelenъ, *grěnъ             
                          *polvъ              *modrъ, *siňь
                          *bagrъ             

Descendants

Further reading

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*bě́lъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 40: “adj. o (b) ‘white’”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), bělъ -a -o”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b hvid (NA 125f.; SA 103, 108, 110; PR 136)”
  3. Snoj, Marko (2016), bẹ́l”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar, Ljubljana: Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, →ISBN: “*bělъ̏”
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