Where does “baylehan” come from?
baylehan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano bayle, from Spanish baile, from Spanish bailar, from Old Occitan balar, from Latin ballāre, from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
baylehan (Cebuano): A village dance or ball; The place where a dance...
Definitions
- A village dance or ball; The place where a dance...
Ancestry of “baylehan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Cebuano | bayle | dance; to dance; to go to a dance or ball |
| 2 | Spanish | baile | dance; ball |
| 3 | Spanish | bailar | to dance; to dribble |
| 4 | Old Occitan | balar | — |
| 5 | Latin | ballāre | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βαλλίζω | to dance, jump about |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |