Where does “باڵاخانە” come from?

باڵاخانە (Central Kurdish) comes from Central Kurdish باڵا, from Middle Persian bālā.

باڵاخانە (Central Kurdish): upper story

Definitions

  1. upper story

Ancestry of “باڵاخانە”, step by step

باڵاخانە traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Central Kurdish باڵا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Kurdishباڵاheight, stature
2Middle Persianbālā—

via Central Kurdish خانە

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Kurdishخانە—
Every word from Middle Persian bālā →Every word from Central Kurdish باڵا →