Where does “βάλανος” come from?

βάλανος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́lanos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₂- — acorn.

βάλανος (Ancient Greek): acorn; the tree that bears acorns, the oak;...

Definitions

  1. acorn; the tree that bears acorns, the oak;...

Ancestry of “βάλανος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicgʷə́lanos
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelh₂-acorn

Words derived from “βάλανος

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₂-Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́lanos
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