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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dьlbiti

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰlbʰ-. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *delbaną (to dig, hollow out).

Verb

*dьlbiti

  1. to hollow, chisel

Inflection

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: долби́ти (dolbíti)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Polish: dłubać

References

  • Derksen, Rick (2008), “*dьlbiti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 133
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