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Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/rébra

This Proto-Balto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Balto-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁rebʰ-ró-m, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rebʰ- (to cover, to roof; rib); cognate with Proto-Germanic *ribją (rib; reef, ridge) and Proto-Hellenic *erépʰō (to cover, provide with a roof).

Noun

*rébra n

  1. rib

Inflection

Fixed accent.

Descendants

  • Slavic: *rebrò (see there for further descendants)
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