Where does “balea” come from?

balea (Basque) comes from Proto-Basque baɫena, from Latin ballaena, from Ancient Greek φάλαινα, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

balea (Basque): whale

Definitions

  1. whale

Ancestry of “balea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Basquebaɫenawhale
2Latinballaenaa whale
3Ancient Greekφάλαιναwhale
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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