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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *bilV
Meaning: to cry, sing
Indo-European: *bhel-
Kartvelian: *bir-
Dravidian: *piḷ-
Comments: Different in Bomhard 1996, 145.
References: МССНЯ 345, ОСНЯ 1, 180-181; ND 208 *bihĺ/ḷV 'shout, call, speak' (compares also Sem. *bhl-).
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *bhel-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: to shout
Tokharian: A, B päl- (PT *päl-) 'praise, commend' (Adams 376); A plāc, B plāce (PT *plāce) 'word, talk, speech' (424)
Old Indian: bhaṣati `to bark, growl', bhaṣá- `barking, yelping', bhāṣate `to speak, talk, say', bhāṣā f. `speech, language'; bhaṇḍate `to reprove, deride; speak'; bháṇati `to speak, say'
Baltic: *bal̃-s-a-, -i- c., *bīl-ā̂ f., *bil̂-d- (2) vb. intr., bil̂-d-ē- vb. (2)
Germanic: *bill-a- vb., *ball-ia- vb., *bull-ō- vb., *bul-ja- vb., *bil-jōn- f., *bul-j-u- c.
Russ. meaning: говорить громко, кричать
References: WP II 182
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *bal̃-s-a-, -i- c., *bīl-ā̂ f., *bil̂-d- (2) vb. intr., bil̂-d-ē- vb. (2)
Meaning: voice, noise
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: bal̃sa-s 'Stimme, Klang, Geräusch', bīlà 'Gespräch, Prozess', (pra)bìlti 'zu sprechen beginnen', bīlóti 'sprechen; prozessieren'
Lettish: bàlss (gen. -a/ -s), balse 'Stimme, Ton; Klang, Geräusch'; bil̂st (-stu, -du) 'sagen, reden; werben, anhalten', bil̂dêt (-u, -ẽju) 'sprechen, sagen; anreden'
Old Prussian: billīt 'sagen, sprechen'
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *billan-, *ballian-, *bullōn-, *buljan- vb., *biljōn, *bulju-z
Meaning: shout, moo
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old Norse: belja wk. `brüllen'; bülja wk. `dröhnen, widerhallen', bülr `Windstoss'; bül-r, gen. büljar/büls m. `Windstoss, Sturm'
Norwegian: belja vb.; bülja vb.; bül
Old Swedish: bälia vb.
Swedish: dial. bölja vb.
Old English: bylgan `brüllen'; bellan `brüllen, bellen, grunzen', belle `Schelle, Glocke'
English: bell
Middle Dutch: belle `schel, beken van een omroeper'
Dutch: bel f.
Middle Low German: belle `Schelle, Glocke'
Old High German: bellan (8./9.Jh.) `bellen', bullōn `heulen (vom Wind), bellen, brüllen'
Middle High German: bëllen st. 'bellen (auch vom kalbe u. hirsch); keifen, zanken'; boln wk. 'schreien, blöken'
German: bellen; Bellhammel `Gleithammel (mit Schelle)'
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 219
Root: bhel-6
English meaning: to sound, speak
German meaning: `schallen, reden, brüllen, bellen'; Schallwurzel
Material: Ai. bhaṣá- `bellend' (*bhel-s-), bhāṣatē `redet, spricht, plaudert'; bhaṇḍatē (Dhatup.) `spricht, höhnt, tadelt' (*bhel-n-), bháṇati `redet, spricht' (*bhel-nō) sind nach Kuiper Proto-Munda 32 f. nichtidg.

    aisl. belja `brüllen', mndl. belen `bellen'; aisl. bylja, bulda `drohen, drohnen', bylr `Windstoß', ags. bylgan `brüllen', mhd. boln `schreien, brüllen';

    mit germ. ll (Konsonantenschärfung in der Schallwurzel), ahd. bellan `bellen', ags. bellan `brüllen, bellen, grunzen'; ahd. bullōn `heulen (vom Wind), bellen, brüllen', isl.-norw.bulla `babbeln, schwatzen'; aisl. bjalla, ags. belle, engl. bell, mnd. belle `Schelle, Glocke', nhd. (eigentl. ndd.) Bellhammel `Leithammel (mit Schelle)';

    mit germ. ld (wohl aus einem dh-Präs. und vielleicht mit lit. bìldu zu vergleichen, da letzteres höchstwahrscheinlich idg. dh enthält) dän. baldre, norw. mdartl. baldra, schwed mdartl. ballra `lärmen' mnd. ndl. balderen ds., dän. buldre, schwed. bullsa, mnd. ndl. bulderen, bolderen, mhd. buldern, nhd. poltern;

    apr. billit `sagen, sprechen', lit. bìlstu, bilaũ, bìlti `zu reden anfangen', bīlu, biloti `reden', bilóju, -óti `sagen, reden', byl-aũ, -óti ds., bylà `Rede, Aussprache, Unterhaltung', lett. bil̂stu, bil̂žu, bil̂st (in Zs.) `reden, anreden', bil̂dêt `anreden'; lett. bil̨̃l̨ât (aus *bil̨n̨a) `weinen'; mit Formans -so- lit. bal̃sas `Stimme, Ton';

    toch. AB päl-, pāl- `loben' (Van Windekens Lexique 89).

References: WP. II 182, WH. I 516, Trautmann 25.
See also: Hievon abgeleitet *bhlē- `blöken'.
Pages: 123-124
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Kartvelian etymology :

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Proto-Kartvelian: *bir-
Nostratic: Nostratic
Russian meaning: петь
English meaning: to sing
Megrel: bir-
Svan: br-
Laz: bir-
Notes and references: ЭСКЯ 53, EWK 56. В ОСНЯ 1, 180 корень возводится к ностр. *biĺV 'кричать' (ПИЕ *bhel-, драв. *piḷV). Иную этимологию дает Бомхард 1996, 145 (: ПИЕ *bher- 'издавать звуки', драв. *par_- 'говорить, бормотать').
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *piḷ-
Meaning : to call; to roar
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *Piḷ-ir_-
Proto-Telugu : *pil-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *piL-
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *Piḷ-ir_-
Meaning : to roar, trumpet
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : piḷir_u (piḷir_i-)
Tamil meaning : to trumpet, roar (as an elephant); n. (also piḷir_al) great noise
Tamil derivates : piḷir_r_u (piḷir_r_i-) to make a roaring noise
Number in DED : 4195
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *pil-
Meaning : to call, invite, (K also) name, shout
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : pilucu
Additional forms : Also pilipincu to send for, invite, call; [1] pilupu, [2] pilupuḍu calling, a call, invitation
Number in DED : 4195
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *piL-
Meaning : to thunder
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Poya Gadba : pilup- (pilut-)
Number in DED : 4195
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