Where does “bãtalji” come from?

bãtalji (Aromanian) comes from Latin battālia, from Latin battuō — to beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike.

bãtalji (Aromanian): mortar, vessel used for grinding

Definitions

  1. mortar, vessel used for grinding

Ancestry of “bãtalji”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbattālia
2Latinbattuōto beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike
Every word from Latin battuōEvery word from Latin battālia