Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/bálam

This Proto-Indo-Iranian 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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bélom, from *bel- (“strong”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *boľьjь (“bigger, better”), Ancient Greek βελτίων (beltíōn, “better”), Latin dēbilis (“weak, crippled”).[1][2]

Noun

*bálam n

  1. strength

Inflection

neuter a-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *bálam *bálay *bálaH
vocative *bálam *bálay *bálaH
accusative *bálam *bálay *bálaH
instrumental *bálaH *bálaybʰyā(m) *bálāyš
ablative *bálāt *bálaybʰyā(m) *bálaybʰyas
dative *bálāy *bálaybʰyā(m) *bálaybʰyas
genitive *bálasya *bálayās *bálānaHam
locative *bálay *bálayaw *bálayšu

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *bálam
    • Sanskrit: बल (bala) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Iranian: *bálam

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “*bolъjъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 52
  2. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 162
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