Where does “baläṅna” come from?

baläṅna (Emilian) comes from Latin bālaena, from Ancient Greek φάλαινα, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

baläṅna (Emilian): whale

Definitions

  1. whale

Ancestry of “baläṅna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbālaena
2Ancient Greekφάλαιναwhale
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-
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