Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/bálas

This Proto-Indo-Iranian 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-Iranian

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bel-
Proto-Indo-European *bél-os
Proto-Indo-Iranian *bálas

    From Proto-Indo-European *bél-os, from *bel- (“strength”).[1]

    Adjective

    *bálas

    1. strong, forceful

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *bálas
      • Sanskrit: बल (bála) (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “bála-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 215
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