Where does “balkoi” come from?

balkoi (Basque) comes from Spanish balcón, from Italian balcone, from Medieval Latin balco, from Frankish balkō, from Proto-Germanic balkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

balkoi (Basque): balcony

Definitions

  1. balcony

Ancestry of “balkoi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbalcónbalcony
2Italianbalconebalcony
3Medieval Latinbalcobalcony, raised seat
4Frankishbalkōbeam, balk
5Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic balkô →Every word from Frankish balkō →