wałda

See also: walda

Sudovian

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic [Term?], related to Latvian valuôda (“language”) and Lithuanian valandà (“hour”) (semantic development unclear). Further etymology unclear.[1][2]

Noun

wałda

  1. language
    • “Pagan dialects from Narew” line 124, (copied by V. Zinov, 1983):
      język — wałda
      język — language

References

  1. ^ Zigmas Zinkevičius (1985) “Lenkų-jotvingių žodynėlis? [A Polish-Yotvingian dictionary?]”, in Baltistica, volume 21, number 1 (in Lithuanian), Vilnius: VU, →DOI, page 80: “wałda ‘kalba, l. język’ 124.”
  2. ^ “valandà” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–): “nar. wałda sf. ‘Sprache’”.
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