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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bylьje

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

Derivative of *byti.

Noun

*bylьje n

  1. herb
  2. medicine (secondary)

Inflection

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

Derived terms

  • *bylьka (herb)
  • *bylьnъ (vegetative, herbal)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old Ruthenian: былье (bylʹje)
      • Belarusian: быллё (bylljó)
      • Ukrainian: би́лля (býllja, stalk)
    • Russian: быльё (bylʹjó, grass) (obsolete), были́нка (bylínka, small blade of grass)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

References

  • Derksen, Rick (2008), “*bylьje”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 71
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