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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bьltati

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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *bъltati (ESSJa)

Etymology

Compare further Proto-Slavic *bъltъ (projectile), *bоlboliti (to babble) (per Trubachyov, Vasmer).

Verb

*bьltati

  1. to mix, to stir
  2. to slosh, to muddle (of liquids)
  3. to blather, to babble (onomatopoeic)

Conjugation

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: блы́таць (blýtacʹ), бо́ўтаць (bóŭtacʹ), бовта́ць (bovtácʹ)
    • Russian: болта́ть (boltátʹ)
    • Ukrainian: бо́втати (bóvtaty)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: бълтáя (bǎltája), блъ́там (blǎ́tam) (dialectal)
  • West Slavic:
    • Polish: bełtać
    • Slovak: beltac (dialectal)

Further reading

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