Where does “բալենի” come from?
բալենի (Armenian) comes from Armenian բալ, from Middle Armenian բալ, from Persian بالو, from Italian ballo, from Italian ballare, from Latin ballāre, from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
բալենի (Armenian): cherry tree
Ancestry of “բալենի”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | բալ | sour cherry; fog; white fleck |
| 2 | Middle Armenian | բալ | sweet cherry; sour cherry |
| 3 | Persian | بالو | cherry |
| 4 | Italian | ballo | dance, ball; first-person singular present... |
| 5 | Italian | ballare | to dance; to fidget; to totter, wobble, shake |
| 6 | Latin | ballāre | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βαλλίζω | to dance, jump about |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |