Reconstruction:Thracian/Zbelthurdos
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This Thracian 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. |
Thracian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From *zbel (“lightning”) + *thurd (“to throw”), thus "the lightning thrower", "the lightning bearer"[1].[2] Compare with the Ancient Greek theonym Ζεύς κεραύνιος (Zeús keraúnios, “Zeus the thunderer”) and the Russian mythonym громовержец (gromoveržec, “thunder thrower”).
Proper noun[edit]
*Zbelthurdos
- (mythology) Zibelthiurdos, a Thracian storm-god
Descendants[edit]
- Ancient Greek: Ζβελθίουρδος (Zbelthíourdos), Ζιβελσούρδος (Zibelsoúrdos)
- → Latin: Zbelthiurdus
References[edit]
- ^ Duridanov, Ivan Vasiliev (1985) Die Sprache der Thraker [The Language of the Thracians][1] (in Bulgarian), Hieronymus Verlag, →ISBN, pages 69, 85, 87
- ^ Vladimir I. Georgiev (1977) Траките И Техният Език [The Thracians and their Language][2] (in Bulgarian), Изд-во на Българската академия на науките, pages 78, 102-103