bʰleh₁-

bʰleh₁- uig.

Etymology 1

From *bʰel- (“to make a loud sound”).

Root

*bʰleh₁-

1. to bleat
2. to cry

(*bʰleh₁-)

Etymology 2

From *bʰel- (“to blow”) +‎ *-eh₁-.

This may be a specialization of the root for "to cry". LIV reconstructs a single root meaning "to howl".

Root

*bʰleh₁-

1. to blow

Reconstruction notes

The Latin stem flā- may be from the zero-grade *bʰl̥h₁-, resulting in a root *flā- from which the other Latin forms were derived analogically.