Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/bʰil-

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

    Root

    *bʰil-

    1. harmonious, friendly

    Reconstruction notes

    Potentially an attributive verb "to be harmonious, friendly." Derivations in daughter languages can also be explained as derivations of a verb.

    Descendants

    • *bʰíl-o-s
      • Ancient Greek: φίλος (phílos) (see there for further descendants)
      • Proto-Celtic:
        • Old Irish: bil (“good, mild”)
    • *bʰíl-i-s
      • Proto-Germanic: *biliz (see there for further descendants)

    References

    See also

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