Where does “basalca” come from?

basalca (Dalmatian) comes from Latin basilica, from Ancient Greek βασιλική, from Ancient Greek βασιλεύς, from Proto-Hellenic gʷatiléus — chief; king.

basalca (Dalmatian): church

Definitions

  1. church

Ancestry of “basalca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbasilicabasilica; church; oblong hall with colonnade as a...
2Ancient Greekβασιλικήbasilica; royal thing; royal
3Ancient Greekβασιλεύςchief, master; king, lord, patron
4Proto-Hellenicgʷatiléuschief; king
Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷatiléus →Every word from Ancient Greek βασιλεύς →Every word from Ancient Greek βασιλική →