ON. beleka adj. “mighty, huge, great”

ON. beleka adj. “mighty, huge, great”

Reference ✧ Ety/BEL ✧ “mighty, huge, great”

Related

• ᴹT. belka “excessive” is possibly from beleka “mighty, huge, great” ✧ Ety/BEL

Derivations

• < ᴹ✶bélekā “mighty, huge, great” ✧ Ety/BEL
  • < ᴹ√BEL “strong” ✧ Ety/BEL

Derivatives

• > N. beleg “great, large” ✧ Ety/BEL
  • ⇒ 7 compounds

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶bélekā > beleka

[belekā] > [beleka]

✧ Ety/BEL