Where does “balio izan” come from?

balio izan (Basque) comes from Basque izan, from Proto-Basque e-.

balio izan (Basque): to cost, be worth

Definitions

  1. to cost, be worth

Ancestry of “balio izan”, step by step

balio izan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque izan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueizanto be; auxiliary used with intransitive verbs;...
2Proto-Basquee-

via Basque balio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquebaliovalue
Every word from Proto-Basque e-
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