Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bьltati

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 edit

Alternative reconstructions edit

Etymology edit

Compare further Proto-Slavic *bъltъ (projectile), *bоlboliti (to babble) (per Trubachyov, Vasmer).

Verb edit

*bьltati

  1. to mix, to stir
  2. to slosh, to muddle (of liquids)
  3. to blather, to babble (onomatopoeic)

Conjugation edit

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Further reading edit

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*bъltati / *bьltati (sę):”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 119
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “болтать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress