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
Ancestry of “balea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Basque | baɫena | whale |
| 2 | Latin | ballaena | a whale |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φάλαινα | whale |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |