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

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Etymology

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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

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*bálam n

  1. strength

Inflection

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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

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  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *bálam
    • Sanskrit: बल (bala) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Iranian: *bálam

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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