wałda
See also: walda
Sudovian
Etymology
From Proto-Baltic [Term?], related to Latvian valuôda (“language”) and Lithuanian valandà (“hour”) (semantic development unclear). Further etymology unclear.[1][2]
Noun
wałda
- language
- “Pogańske gwary z Narewu” line 124, (copied by V. Zinov, 1983):
- język — wałda
- language
- język — wałda
References
- Zigmas Zinkevičius (1985), “Lenkų-jotvingių žodynėlis? [A Polish-Yotvingian dictionary?]”, in Baltistica (in Lithuanian), volume 21, issue 1, page 80: “wałda ‘kalba, l. język’ 124.”
- “valandà” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–): “nar. wałda sf. ‘Sprache’”.