Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/bitīˀ

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

Alternative forms

  • *bitijāˀ (jā-stem)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *bʰi-t-ih₂ (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

*bitīˀ f[1][2][3]

  1. bee
    Synonym: *bikelā́ˀ
nouns

Descendants

  • East Baltic:
  • West Baltic:

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-”
  3. ^ BSW, page 34: “biti̯ā-”

Further reading

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