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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bydlo

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 Proto-Balto-Slavic *bū́ˀtla, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-tlom, from *bʰuH- + *-tlom. Equivalent to *byti (to be) + *-dlo (instrumental suffix).

Noun

*bydlò n[1]

  1. dwelling, abode
    Synonyms: *obydlo, *obitělь
  2. possessions, cattle
    Synonym: *dobytъkъ

Declension

Proto-Slavic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰuH-‎ (0 c, 7 e)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: было́ (byló) (dialectal)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*bydlo”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 70
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