Where does “bylina” come from?
bylina (Polish) comes from Russian были́на — bylina traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem.
bylina (Polish): A perennial herbaceous plant
Definitions
- A perennial herbaceous plant
Ancestry of “bylina”, step by step
bylina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian были́на
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | были́на | bylina traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem |
via Proto-Slavic *bylь
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *bylь | — |