Where does “baldosë” come from?

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

baldosë (Albanian): badger

Definitions

  1. badger

Ancestry of “baldosë”, step by step

baldosë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian balë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianbalëwhite spot; badger
2Proto-Albanianbalā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Albanian dosë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniandosësow
2Proto-Albaniandā(i)tjā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Albanian balā →