Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/balgā

This Proto-Albanian 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-Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bolgʷ-. Compare Ancient Greek βόλβιτον (bólbiton, “cow dung”).

Noun

*balgā f

1. manure
2. dung

Descendants

• Old Albanian: baljëgë
  • Albanian: bagël, bajgë (standard), balëgë, balgë
  • Aromanian: baligã
  • Italian: bagula, bagulo
  • Romanian: baligă, balegă
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic: ба̏лега, баљега

    Roman: bȁlega, baljega