Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bǫbarъ

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

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Of onomatopoeic origin, from duplication of the root of *bъmъ, *brьmъ (buzz, hum) +‎ *-arъ. Cognate with Lithuanian bam̃balas (bumblebee, cockchafer), Latvian bam̃bals (beetle) and further comparable with Sanskrit बम्भरः (bambharaḥ, bee), Ancient Greek βομβυλιός (bombuliós, bumblebee).

Noun

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*bǫ̀barъ m[1]

  1. beetle; bumblebee

Inflection

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See also

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bǫbarъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 230
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бъбар”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 96
  • бомбар in Горох.ua (Етимологія)
  • bambalas”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012

References

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  1. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “bumbar”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:prvotno *bǫ̋barь