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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/(s)pel-

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Etymology

Possibly from bʰel-, with the s-mobile prefix.

Root

*(s)pel-

  1. to say aloud, recite
  2. to publicly speak
  3. to tell

Descendants
  • Proto-Albanian: spelā
  • Proto-Albanian: spala
    • Albanian: flas ("speak")
  • Proto-Armenian:
    • Old Armenian: առասպել (aṙaspel) ("tale, proverb, riddle") (←aṙ-a-spel)
  • Proto-Germanic: spellą (see there for descendants)
  • Proto-Hellenic:
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