Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ale

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

  • ESSJa reconstructs a compound conjunction *a (“however”) +‎ *le, invented on native soil. Attested mainly in Western Slavic. Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos (“other”) (expected would be **oľe), which Trubachev refutes. In Bulgarian, there exists a conjunction ала (ala, “however”), which is borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀλλά (allá).

    Conjunction

    *ale

    1. but, however
      Synonym: *nъ (East Slavic, Eastern South Slavic)

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Old Ruthenian: але́ (alé) (possibly influenced by Polish)
    • South Slavic:
    • West Slavic:
      • Old Czech: ale, aľe (alternative writing)
      • Old Polish: ale
      • Pomeranian:
      • Old Slovak: ale
      • Sorbian:
        • Lower Sorbian: ale
        • Upper Sorbian: ale

    Further reading

    • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*a le”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 37
    • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “ала¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 8
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