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Where does “bailo” come from?

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

bailo (Asturian): first-person singular present indicative of...

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Ancestry of “bailo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AsturianbailarAlternative form of baillar
2Asturianbaillarto dance
3Old Occitanbalar—
4Latinballāre—
5Ancient Greekβαλλίζωto dance, jump about
6Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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