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Reconstruction:Thracian/Ebruzelmis

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 *ebru (“wide, spacious, far-reaching”) +‎ *zelmis (“defender, protector, patron”).[1] Alternatively, the element *zelmis could mean "descendant".[2]

Proper noun

*Ebruzelmis

  1. a male given name

Descendants
  • → Ancient Greek: Ἑβρύζελμις (Hebrúzelmis)
    • → Latin: Hebryzelmis

References
  1. Vladimir I. Georgiev (1977) Траките И Техният Език [The Thracians and their Language]‎ (in Bulgarian), Изд-во на Българската академия на науките, page 93
  2. Duridanov, Ivan Vasiliev (1985) Die Sprache der Thraker [The Language of the Thracians]‎ (in German), Hieronymus Verlag, →ISBN, pages 57, 87
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