Where does “baillar” come from?

baillar (Asturian) comes from Old Occitan balar, from Latin ballāre, from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

baillar (Asturian): to dance

Definitions

  1. to dance

Ancestry of “baillar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanbalar
2Latinballāre
3Ancient Greekβαλλίζωto dance, jump about
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “baillar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-Every word from Ancient Greek βαλλίζωEvery word from Latin ballāre