Reconstruction:Thracian/zelmis
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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 edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
*zelmis
- descendant
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ 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