Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/golěmъ

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This Proto-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-Slavic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Perhaps a relic present passive participle of Proto-Balto-Slavic *galḗˀtei (to have capacity) + *-ěmъ, cognate with Lithuanian galė́ti (to be able) (present participle galėjimas). Further akin to Lithuanian galià (power, might), gãlimas (mighty), possibly Gaulish gallus (Gaul).

For the suffix, compare Latin volaemum (large pear).

Adjective[edit]

*golěmъ[1]

  1. (perhaps originally) capable, powerful
    Synonyms: *mogǫťь, *věščь, *sъposobьnъ
  2. (by extension) big, large, huge (for size)
    great (for action, effect)
    important, eminent, highly regarded (for person, status)

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Further reading[edit]

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1979), “*golěmъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 6 (*e – *golva), Moscow: Nauka, page 202
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “голям”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 262
  • galė́ti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012

References[edit]

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*golěmъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 174