Reconstruction talk:Proto-Indo-European/(s)mal-
Latest comment: 5 years ago by Victar in topic RFD discussion: March 2019
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The etymologies for the three alleged descendants are all over the place. 1. Latin malus is mostly connected to *mol-o-s, from *mel-,[R 1] 2. Proto-Slavic *malъ from *mh₁-ló-s from *meh₁-,[R 2] and 3. Proto-Germanic *smalaz to *smol(H)-o-s, from *smel(H)-.[R 3] Given the uncertainty, I think this entry should be deleted and the theories left to their respective etymology sections. --
{{victar|talk}} 00:33, 26 March 2019 (UTC)
- I rescind my request. --
{{victar|talk}}21:51, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
References edit
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “malus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 360
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*màlъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*smala-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN