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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ale

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *ályos (“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:
    • Belarusian: але́ (aljé) (possibly influenced by Polish)
    • Ukrainian: але́ (alé) (possibly influenced by Polish)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: ale
    • Polish: ale
    • Slovincian: ālë
    • Slovak: ale
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: ale
      • Lower Sorbian: ale

Further reading
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