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

  1. A village dance or ball; The place where a dance...

Ancestry of “baylehan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobayledance; to dance; to go to a dance or ball
2Spanishbailedance; ball
3Spanishbailarto dance; to dribble
4Old Occitanbalar
5Latinballāre
6Ancient Greekβαλλίζωto dance, jump about
7Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-Every word from Ancient Greek βαλλίζωEvery word from Latin ballāre