Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/séiˀlāˀ

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This Proto-Balto-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-Balto-Slavic

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Etymology

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Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂i-l-eh₂,[1] perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂y- (to bind).

Noun

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*séiˀlāˀ f[2]

  1. strength, force
  2. soul

Inflection

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Declension of *séiˀlāˀ (ā-stem, fixed accent)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *séiˀlāˀ *séiˀlāiˀ *séiˀlās
Accusative *séiˀlā(ˀ)n *séiˀlāiˀ *séiˀlā(ˀ)ns
Genitive *séiˀlā(ˀ)s *séiˀlāu(ˀ) *séiˀlōn
Locative *séiˀlāiˀ *séiˀlāu(ˀ) *séiˀlā(ˀ)su
Dative *séiˀlāi *séiˀlā(ˀ)(ˀ) *séiˀlā(ˀ)mas
Instrumental *séiˀlāˀn *séiˀlā(ˀ)māˀ *séiˀlā(ˀ)mīˀs
Vocative *séiˀla *séiˀlāiˀ *séiˀlās

Descendants

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  • East Baltic:
    • Lithuanian: síela (soul, heart)
  • West Baltic:
    • Old Prussian: seilin (diligence)
  • Proto-Slavic: *sìla (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*saiwalō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 423
  2. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “siela”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 397:*séʔilaʔ