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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianballëforehead; front part of something; battle front
2Proto-Albanianbalā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Albanian balā →