Where does “ballena” come from?

ballena (Chavacano) comes from Spanish ballena, from Old Spanish ballena, from Latin ballaena, from Ancient Greek φάλαινα, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

ballena (Chavacano): whale

Definitions

  1. whale

Ancestry of “ballena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishballenawhale; baleen, whalebone
2Old Spanishballena—
3Latinballaenaa whale
4Ancient Greekφάλαιναwhale
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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