Where does “բալօղի” come from?
բալօղի (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.
բալօղի (Armenian): sour cherry liqueur
Definitions
- sour cherry liqueur
Ancestry of “բալօղի”, step by step
բալօղի traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian բալ
| 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 |