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

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Etymology

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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

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*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

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Accent paradigm b.

Derived terms

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See also

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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

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Further reading

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  • Gluhak, Alemko (1993) “Proto-Slavic/bělъ”, in Hrvatski etimološki rječnik [Croatian Etymology Dictionary] (in Serbo-Croatian), Zagreb: August Cesarec, →ISBN, page 130
  • Skok, Petar (1971) “Proto-Slavic/bělъ”, in Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika [Etymological Dictionary of the Croatian or Serbian Language] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes 1 (A – J), Zagreb: JAZU, page 152
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “белый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bělъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 79

References

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  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[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b hvid (NA 125f.; SA 103, 108, 110; PR 136)
  3. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “bẹ́l”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:*bělъ̏
  4. ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “bělъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 238