Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/olъ

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

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *álu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut-. Displaced by Proto-Slavic *pȋvo.

Noun

*ȍlъ m^[1]^[2] (East and South Slavic)

(originally; probably) bitter drink^[3]
(possibly; Slavic mythology) drink of immortality^[4]
beer
Synonym: *pȋvo

Inflection

Declension of *ȍlъ (u-stem, accent paradigm c, uncountable)

	singular
nominative	*ȍlъ
genitive	*ȍlu
dative	*ȍlovi
accusative	*ȍlъ
instrumental	*ȍlъmь
locative	*olú
vocative	*olu

Derived terms

nouns

*olovìna f

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: олъ (olŭ)
  - Russian: ол (ol) (archaic, dialectal)
South Slavic:
- Church Slavonic олъ (olŭ)
- Slovene: ọ̑l, ọ̑ł (tonal orthography)

References

^ Trubachyov, O., Zhuravlyov, A. F., editors (2005), “*olъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 32 (*obžьnъ – *orzbotati), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 80
^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*ȏlъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 370
^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1991), “elъkъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 6 (e! – ěždžь), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 49
^ Michał Łuczyński (2022) Mity Słowian. Śladami świętych opowieści przodków, Szczecin: Triglav, →ISBN, page 186

Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ол”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
“alus”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
Snoj, Marko (2016) “ọ̑l”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si

[1] Trubachyov, O., Zhuravlyov, A. F., editors (2005), “*olъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 32 (*obžьnъ – *orzbotati), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 80

[2] Derksen, Rick (2008) “*ȏlъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 370

[3] Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1991), “elъkъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 6 (e! – ěždžь), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 49

[4] Michał Łuczyński (2022) Mity Słowian. Śladami świętych opowieści przodków, Szczecin: Triglav, →ISBN, page 186

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