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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bělъ

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-Indo-European root noun *bʰel- (white surface or stain). Cognate with Lithuanian bãlas (white), báltas (white) and Latvian bãls (pale), balts (white).

Adjective

*bě̃lъ[1][2][3][4]

  1. white (the brightest color)
  2. bright (color close to white)
  3. clear, clean
    *bě̃lъ dь̏nьbroad daylight
    1. (figuratively)good, favorable, happy
      *bě̃lъ bȍgъgood luck
    2. (figuratively)beautiful

Inflection

Accent paradigm b.

Derived terms

See also

Colors in Proto-Slavic · *mȃsti (layout · text)
     *bělъ
(of animals) *bronъ
     *sivъ, *śěrъ, *śědъ      *čьrnъ, *smaglъ/*smǫglъ
(of animals) *vornъ, *galъ
             *čьrvenъ, *ryďь, *ruměnъ              *rudъ, *granivъ; *smědъ,
(of animals) *gnědъ
             *žьltъ
(of animals) *solvъ; *polvъ
             *zelenъ              *zelenъ, *grěnъ             
                          *polvъ              *siňь; *modrъ
             *slivъ              *bagrъ             

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: бѣлъ (bělŭ)
      • Old Ruthenian: бѣ́лый (bě́lyj)
      • Russian: бе́лый (bélyj)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: бѣлъ (bělŭ)
      Glagolitic script: ⰱⱑⰾⱏ (bělŭ)
    • Bulgarian: бял (bjal)
    • Macedonian: бел (bel)
      • (Kostur): бѐл (bèl)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: бе̏о
      Latin script: bȅo
      • Chakavian (Vrgada): bĩ(l)
      • Chakavian (Orbanići): bⁱȇl
      • Chakavian (Orlec): bẽli
      • Chakavian (Stinatz): b'i:l
      • Chakavian (Crikvenica): bẽlī
      • Chakavian (Senj): bȇl
      • Chakavian (Brusje): bȋl
      • Chakavian (Kukljica): bȇli
      • Chakavian (Rava island): bẹ̑li
      • Chakavian (Ist island): bêl
      • Chakavian (Komiža): bȋl
      • Chakavian (Rab): bȇl
      • Chakavian (Modruš): bêli
      • Chakavian (Grobnik): bȇl
      • Kajkavian (Gerovo): by̍u̯
      • Kajkavian (Varaždin): bẹ̃li
      • Kajkavian (Ozalj): bȇl
      • Kajkavian (Čabar): beu̯
    • Slovene: bẹ́ł (tonal orthography)
      • (Črni vrh, Idrija): 'beːu̯
      • (Zadrečka dolina): bȋəu̯
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: bielý
      • Czech: bílý
        • Moravian (Mistřice): bíu̯í
    • Kashubian: biôłi
    • Polabian: b́olĕ
    • Old Polish: biał
      • Polish: biały
        • Lesser Polish (Więciórka): b́åu̯y
    • Slovak: biely
    • Silesian: bioły
    • Slovincian: bjǻu̯lï
    • Sorbian:

Further reading

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*bě́lъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 40: “adj. o (b) ‘white’”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), bělъ -a -o”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b hvid (NA 125f.; SA 103, 108, 110; PR 136)”
  3. Snoj, Marko (2016), bẹ́l”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar3 (in Slovene), https://fran.si: “*bělъ̏”
  4. Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), bělъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: National Ossoliński Institute, page 238
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