Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/śálˀmāˀ

This Proto-Balto-Slavic 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.

Proto-Balto-Slavic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ḱolh₂-meh₂, *ḱolh₂-mos (“straw”), from *ḱelh₂- (“to stick; prick; stab”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *halmaz, Ancient Greek κᾰλᾰ́μη (kălắmē), κᾰ́λᾰμος (kắlămos), Latin culmus.

Noun

*śálˀmāˀ f[1][2]

  1. straw

Descendants

  • West Baltic:
  • Proto-Slavic: *sòlma (see there for further descendants)

From *śálˀmas:

References

  1. ^ EDBIL, page 548: “salms”, “BSl. *sólʔm-”, “PSl. *sòlma”, “PIE *ḱolh₂-m-”
  2. ^ EDSIL, page 459: “*sòlma”, “BSl. *sólʔm-”, “PIE *ḱolh₂-m-”

Further reading

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