Where does “península Balcànica” come from?

península Balcànica (Catalan) comes from Catalan península, from Latin paenīnsula, from Latin paene, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

Ancestry of “península Balcànica”, step by step

península Balcànica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan península

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpenínsulapeninsula
2Latinpaenīnsulapeninsula
3Latinpaenealmost, nearly; scarcely, hardly, barely
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

via Romanian balcanic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianbalcanicBalkan
2FrenchbalkaniqueBalkan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →Every word from Latin paene →Every word from Latin paenīnsula →