Reconstruction:Dacian/Dekebalus
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This Dacian 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. |
Dacian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Composed of a cognate of Latin decus (“ornament”), decet (“to look like, to befit”) + a cognate of Sanskrit बल (bala, “strength, power”) and of Old Church Slavonic бол҄ии (bolʹii, “great”). Possibly a loanword, since the k sound would have evolved into a sibilant in a proper Daco-Moesian language.[1]
Proper noun[edit]
*Dekebalus
- a male given name
Descendants[edit]
- → Ancient Greek: Δεκέβαλος (Dekébalos), Δεκίβαλλος (Dekíballos); Δικέβαλος (Dikébalos)
References[edit]
- ^ Vladimir I. Georgiev (1977) Траките и Техният Език [The Thracians and their Language][1] (in Bulgarian), Изд-во на Българската академия на науките, page 222