Where does “біль” come from?
біль (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic бѣль, from Old East Slavic -ь, from Proto-Slavic -ь, from Proto-Indo-European -is — Forms nouns from verbs.
біль (Ukrainian): ache, pain
Definitions
- ache, pain
Ancestry of “біль”, step by step
біль traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old East Slavic бѣль
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | бѣль | bleach |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | -ь | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ь | Forms nouns; From adjectives; From participles |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -is | Forms nouns from verbs |
via Proto-Slavic boľь
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | boľь | Alternative form of *bȍlь; pain |