Where does “baltë” come from?

baltë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian baltā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolHto-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

baltë (Albanian): mud, sludge

Definitions

  1. mud, sludge

Ancestry of “baltë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianbaltāmarsh
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰolHto-white > marsh
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “baltë”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰolHto- →