Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/bel-
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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
*bel- (imperfective)
Descendants
- Proto-Hellenic:
- Ancient Greek: βελτίων (beltíōn)
- Proto-Slavic: *boľьjь (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *bálas (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *bálam (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Italic:
- Latin: dēbilis
References
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN