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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bělъkъ

This Proto-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-Slavic

Etymology

From *bělъ (white) + *-ъkъ. The Church Slavonic and Bulgarian forms reflect *běl(ъ)tъkъ, constructed in analogy with *žьltъkъ (yolk).

Noun

*bělъkъ m

  1. albumen
  2. sclera?

Inflection

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: бѣлотъкъ (bělotŭkŭ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: bielek, biełek
    • Polabian: b'olăk
    • Old Polish: białek
    • Slovak: bielok
    • Slovincian: bjêlk
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: běłk
      • Upper Sorbian: bělk

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bělъkъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 82
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