Reconstruction:Dacian/Dekebalus

This Dacian 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.

Dacian

Etymology

Composed of a cognate of Latin decus (“ornament”), decet (“to look like, to befit”) + a cognate of Sanskrit बल (bala, “strength, power”) and of Old Church Slavonic бол҄ии (bolʹii, “great”). Possibly a loanword, since the k sound would have evolved into a sibilant in a proper Daco-Moesian language.

Proper noun

*Dekebalus

1. a male given name

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: Δεκέβαλος (Dekébalos), Δεκίβαλλος (Dekíballos), Δικέβαλος (Dikébalos)
  • Greek: Δεκέβαλος (Dekévalos)
  • → Latin: Decebalus
    • → Romanian: Decebal