Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bělъ

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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]

From Proto-Indo-European root noun *bʰel- (white surface or stain). Cognate with Lithuanian bãlas (white), báltas (white) and Latvian bãls (pale), balts (white).

Adjective[edit]

*bě̃lъ[1][2][3][4]

  1. white (the brightest color)
  2. bright (color close to white)
  3. clear, clean
    *bě̃lъ dь̏nьbroad daylight
    1. (figuratively)good, favorable, happy
      *bě̃lъ bȍgъgood luck
    2. (figuratively)beautiful

Inflection[edit]

Accent paradigm b.

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Colors in Proto-Slavic · *mȃsti (layout · text)
     *bělъ
(of animals) *bronъ
     *sivъ, *śěrъ, *śědъ      *čьrnъ, *smaglъ/*smǫglъ
(of animals) *vornъ, *galъ
             *čьrvenъ, *ryďь, *ruměnъ              *rudъ, *granivъ; *smědъ,
(of animals) *gnědъ
             *žьltъ
(of animals) *solvъ; *polvъ
             *zelenъ              *zelenъ, *grěnъ             
                          *polvъ              *siňь; *modrъ
             *slivъ              *bagrъ             

Descendants[edit]

Further reading[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008), “*bě́lъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 40: “adj. o (b) ‘white’”
  2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001), “bělъ -a -o”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b hvid (NA 125f.; SA 103, 108, 110; PR 136)”
  3. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016), “bẹ́l”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar3 (in Slovene), https://fran.si: “*bělъ̏”
  4. ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “bělъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: National Ossoliński Institute, page 238