Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/velьmi

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 *vel- (“great”) +‎ *-ьmi (pl. instr.).

Adverb

*velьmi

  1. very

Alternative forms

  • *velьma (du. instr.)

Descendants

  • Old East Slavic: вельми (velĭmi)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Derksen, Rick (2008) “*velьmi”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 515
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