Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/balgā

This Proto-Albanian 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-Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bolgʷ-. Compare Ancient Greek βόλβιτον (bólbiton, “cow dung”).

Noun

*balgā f

manure
dung

Descendants

Old Albanian: baljëgë
- Albanian: bagël, bajgë (standard), balëgë, balgë
- Aromanian: baligã
- Italian: bagula, bagulo
- Romanian: baligă, balegă
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic: ба̏лега, баљега
  
  Roman: bȁlega, baljega

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