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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/balakati

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

From *bal-, *bala- + *-kati. Compare Latin balbus, Lithuanian balãzyti, Sanskrit बल्बला (balbalā). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

*balàkati impf

  1. to speak, to talk, to chatter
  2. to splash in water

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old Ruthenian: бала́кати (balákati)
      • Belarusian: бала́каць (balákacʹ)
      • Ukrainian: бала́кати (balákaty), бала́катися (balákatysja); бала́кать (balákatʹ), баля́кати (baljákaty) (dialectal)
    • Russian: бала́кать (balákatʹ); бала́каться (balákatʹsja) (dialectal)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: бала́кам (balákam) (dialectal)
    • Old Serbo-Croatian: balakati (18ᵗʰ cent.)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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