Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/bikelā́ˀ

This Proto-Balto-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-Balto-Slavic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *bʰi-k-el-éh₂ (zero-grade), from *bʰey- (“bee”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *bijǭ, Proto-Celtic *bikos (from which Old Irish bech), Proto-Italic *foikos (from which Latin fūcus).

Noun

*bikelā́ˀ f[1][2]

  1. bee
    Synonym: *bitīˀ
nouns

Descendants

  • Proto-Slavic: *bьčelà (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ EDBIL, page 91‒92: “bitė”, “BSl. *bi-t-; bi-kel-aʔ”, “PSl. *bьčelà”, “PIE *bʰi-”
  2. ^ EDSIL, page 72: “*bьčelà”, “BSl. *bi-t-; *bi-kel-eh₂”, “PIE *bʰi-”

Further reading

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