Where does “balë” come from?
balë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian balā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
balë (Albanian): white spot; badger
Ancestry of “balë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Albanian | balā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “balë”