Where does “бален” come from?
бален (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian бал, from Russian балл, from French balle, from Middle French balle, from Italian balla, from Old French balle, from Medieval Latin balla, from Frankish balla.
бален (Bulgarian): ball, dance
Definitions
- ball, dance
Ancestry of “бален”, step by step
бален traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bulgarian бал
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | бал | ball |
| 2 | Russian | балл | point; mark, grade, score; a ball used in the... |
| 3 | French | balle | (small) ball |
| 4 | Middle French | balle | ball; bundle |
| 5 | Italian | balla | large bundle, torsello, bale, reap; falsehood,... |
| 6 | Old French | balle | — |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | balla | — |
| 8 | Frankish | balla | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | balluz | round object, ball; ball of the hand, foot, etc |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Bulgarian бало
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | бало | — |