Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/bálam
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This Proto-Indo-Iranian 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-Indo-Iranian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *bélom, from *bel- (“strong”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *boľьjь (“bigger, better”), Ancient Greek βελτίων (beltíōn, “better”), Latin dēbilis (“weak, crippled”).[1][2]
Noun[edit]
*bálam n
Inflection[edit]
| neuter a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *bálam | *bálay | *bálaH |
| vocative | *bálam | *bálay | *bálaH |
| accusative | *bálam | *bálay | *bálaH |
| instrumental | *bálā | *bálaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām | *bálāyš |
| ablative | *bálāt | *bálaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām | *bálaybʰyas |
| dative | *bálāy | *bálaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām | *bálaybʰyas |
| genitive | *bálasya | *bálayās | *bálāna(H)m |
| locative | *bálay | *bálayaw | *bálayšu |
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *bálam
- Sanskrit: बल (bala) (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Iranian: *bálam
References[edit]
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “*bolъjъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 52
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 162