ałm

ałm

Sudovian

Etymology

Differs from other Baltic words, which are from Proto-Balto-Slavic *āˀbōl.

• Most likely from Common Turkic *alma. Helimski claims it could have been borrowed via Hungarian alma, but Witczak argues it was more likely introduced by Karaites or Tatars.[1]
• Zinkevičius: Possibly related to Lithuanian almė́ti (“to ooze”), almuõ (“pus”).[2]
• Zinkevičius: Possibly related to Ancient Greek μῆλον (mêlon), Hittite 𒊭𒈠𒇻 (šamalu-, “apple”).

Noun

ałm

1. apple
   • “Pagan dialects from Narew” line 108, (copied by V. Zinov, 1983):

     jabłko — ałm

     jabłko — apple

References

1. K. T. Witczak (2020), “Ugrofinizmy w języku jaćwieskim [Finno-Ugric borrowings in Yatvingian]”, in Acta Baltico-Slavica (in Polish), DOI:10.11649/abs.2020.008, page 149: “3. Jaćw. ałm ‘jabłko’.”
2. Zigmas Zinkevičius (1985), “Lenkų-jotvingių žodynėlis? [A Polish-Yotvingian dictionary?]”, in Baltistica (in Lithuanian), volume 21, issue 1, page 69: “ałm ‘obuolys, l. jabłko’ 108.”