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Reconstruction:Thracian/zbel

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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

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Etymology

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From an older form *zibel. Cognate with Albanian zabullimë (lightning), Lithuanian žiburỹs (light, torch) and Latvian zibele (flashing) and zibelêt (flashing, shimmering, shining).[1][2]

Noun

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*zbel

  1. lightning

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Duridanov, Ivan Vasiliev (1985) Die Sprache der Thraker [The Language of the Thracians]‎[1] (in German), Hieronymus Verlag, →ISBN, pages 69, 87
  2. ^ Vladimir I. Georgiev (1977) Траките И Техният Език [The Thracians and their Language]‎[2] (in Bulgarian), Изд-во на Българската академия на науките, page 78