Where does “Ballan” come from?
Ballan (Albanian) comes from Albanian ballë, from Proto-Albanian balā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
Ancestry of “Ballan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | ballë | forehead; front part of something; battle front |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | balā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |