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

  1. ball, dance

Ancestry of “бален”, step by step

бален traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian бал

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianбалball
2Russianбаллpoint; mark, grade, score; a ball used in the...
3Frenchballe(small) ball
4Middle Frenchballeball; bundle
5Italianballalarge bundle, torsello, bale, reap; falsehood,...
6Old Frenchballe
7Medieval Latinballa
8Frankishballa
9Proto-Germanicballuzround object, ball; ball of the hand, foot, etc
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via Bulgarian бало

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianбало
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Germanic balluz