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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bъlvanъ

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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *bal(ъ)vanъ

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Old Turkic 𐰉𐰞𐰉𐰞 (balbal). Compare Proto-Turkic *balbal (gravestone).

Noun

*bъlvanъ m[1]

  1. statue?, idol?

Declension

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: бълъванъ (bŭlŭvanŭ), бълванъ (bŭlvanŭ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: balvan
    • Kashubian: bôłwón, >? bùwrón
    • Old Polish: bałwan
    • Slovak: bolvan

References

  1. Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*bъlvanъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 121

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “болва́н”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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