Where does “bal” come from?

bal (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian balā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bal (Albanian): dog or goat

Definitions

  1. dog or goat

Ancestry of “bal”, step by step

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