Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/badli

This Proto-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-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *bāˀdlis, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂dʰlis, from *bʰéh₂ti.

Noun

*badli m[1]

  1. enchanter
  2. healer
  3. physician

Inflection

Declension of *badli (ī-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *badli *badlьji *badlьję̇
genitive *badlьję̇ *badlьju *badlьjь
dative *badlьji *badlьjama *badlьjamъ
accusative *badlьjǫ *badlьji *badlьję̇
instrumental *badlьjejǫ, *badlьjǫ** *badlьjama *badlьjami
locative *badlьji *badlьju *badlьjasъ, *badlьjaxъ*
vocative *badlьje *badlьji *badlьję̇

* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: балии (balii), балиꙗ (balija, “physician, enchanter”)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: балии (balii), бали (bali, “physician”)
      Glagolitic script: ⰱⰰⰾⰻⰻ (balii), ⰱⰰⰾⰻ (bali)
      • Church Slavonic: бали (bali, “healer, Saviour”)

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*badli”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 32: “m. ī ‘enchanter, healer, physician’”
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