Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/balgā

This Proto-Albanian 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-Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bolgʷ-. Compare Ancient Greek βόλβιτον (bólbiton, “cow dung”).

Noun

*balgā f

  1. manure
  2. dung

Descendants

  • Old Albanian: baljëgë
    • Albanian: bagël, bajgë (standard), balëgë, balgë
  • >? Aromanian: baligã
  • >? Italian: bagula, bagulo
  • >? Romanian: baligă, balegă
  • >? Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: ба̏лега, баљега
    Roman: bȁlega, baljega
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