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Reconstruction:Thracian/zbel

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

Etymology

From an older form *zibel. Cognate with Albanian zabullimë (“lightning”), Lithuanian žiburỹs (“light, torch”) and Latvian zibele (“flashing”) and zibelêt (“flashing, shimmering, shining”).[1][2]

Noun

*zbel

  1. lightning

Derived terms

References
  1. Duridanov, Ivan Vasiliev (1985) Die Sprache der Thraker [The Language of the Thracians]‎ (in German), Hieronymus Verlag, →ISBN, pages 69, 87
  2. Vladimir I. Georgiev (1977) Траките И Техният Език [The Thracians and their Language]‎ (in Bulgarian), Изд-во на Българската академия на науките, page 78
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