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

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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*bálas

  1. strong, forceful

Descendants

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

References

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  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