болого

Old East Slavic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bolgo.

Pronunciation

• (ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈboːlɔɡɔ/
• (ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈboːlɔɡɔ/
• (ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈboːlɔɡɔ/

Adverb

болого (bologo)

1. well

Related terms

• Бологое (Bologoje) (toponym of the city)

Descendants

• Russian: болого (bologo)

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic болого (bologo), from Proto-Slavic *bolgo. Doublet of бла́го (blágo), which was borrowed from Old Church Slavonic. Probably cognate with Sanskrit बृहस्पति (bṛhaspati), Avestan 𐬠𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬔 (bər^əg), Avestan 𐬠𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬘𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌 (bər^əjaiieⁱti).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈboɫəɡə]

Adverb

бо́лого • (bólogo)

1. (obsolete) well

Related terms

• Бологое (Bologoje)

See also

• бла́го (blágo)

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “болого”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress