Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/bel-

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)

    1. strength

    Descendants

    Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bel- (5 c, 0 e)
    • Proto-Hellenic:
    • 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:

    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
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