Reconstruction:Thracian/zelmis

This Thracian 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.

Thracian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-^[1]. Cognate with Dacian *zalmo, Lithuanian želmuõ, želmeñs (“plant, sprout”), and Latvian zel̂me (“vigorous, opulent growth”)^[2]. Compare with the Latvian hydronym Zelmin and the Lithuanian toponyms Želmenų káimas, Želmeniškių káimas, and Žalmiškių káimas.

Adjective

*zelmis

descendant

Derived terms

References

^ Duridanov, Ivan Vasiliev (1969) Thrakisch-dakische Studien [Thracian-Dacian Studies]‎^[1] (in German), Verlag der Bulgarischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, page 78
^ Duridanov, Ivan Vasiliev (1985) Die Sprache der Thraker [The Language of the Thracians]‎^[2] (in German), Hieronymus Verlag, →ISBN, pages 57, 87

[1] Duridanov, Ivan Vasiliev (1969) Thrakisch-dakische Studien [Thracian-Dacian Studies]‎^[1] (in German), Verlag der Bulgarischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, page 78

[2] Duridanov, Ivan Vasiliev (1985) Die Sprache der Thraker [The Language of the Thracians]‎^[2] (in German), Hieronymus Verlag, →ISBN, pages 57, 87

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