Where does “абалышь” come from?
абалышь (Abkhaz) comes from Ottoman Turkish بالش, from Classical Persian بَالِش, from Pahlavi 𐭡𐭠𐭫𐭱𐭭, from Proto-Iranian barjíš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰarȷ́ʰíš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
абалышь (Abkhaz): pillion
Definitions
- pillion
Ancestry of “абалышь”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بالش | pillow |
| 2 | Classical Persian | بَالِش | — |
| 3 | Pahlavi | 𐭡𐭠𐭫𐭱𐭭 | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | barjíš | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰarȷ́ʰíš | pillow; bed or layer of grass |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |