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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/velьb(l)ǫdъ

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 a Germanic language, most likely Gothic 𐌿𐌻𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (ulbandus). Anlaut *velь- instead of more precise **vъl- probably due to contamination with *velьjь.

Noun

*velьb(l)ǫdъ m

  1. camel

Descendants
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: вельбѫдъ (velĭbǫdŭ)
    • ⇒ Old Church Slavonic: вельбѫждь (velĭbǫždĭ)
      • Bulgarian: Велбъжд (Velbǎžd)
    • Slovene: velblod

Further reading
  • Saskia Pronk-Tiethoff, The Germanic loanwords in Proto-Slavic (Amsterdam/New York 2013) p. 147
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