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