Where does “βαλάνινος” come from?

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

βαλάνινος (Ancient Greek): made of acorns

Definitions

  1. made of acorns

Ancestry of “βαλάνινος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβάλανοςacorn; the tree that bears acorns, the oak;...
2Proto-Hellenicgʷə́lanos
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelh₂-acorn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₂-Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́lanosEvery word from Ancient Greek βάλανος