Where does “Bali” come from?
Bali comes from Chinese Bālǐ, which ultimately derives from Sanskrit Bali, though the exact semantic connection remains unclear.
Bali (English): The Uneapa language spoken on that island
Definitions
- The Uneapa language spoken on that island
Ancestry of “Bali”, step by step
Bali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Balinese Bali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balinese | Bali | offering |
| 2 | Old Javanese | bali | again, once more |
| 3 | Sanskrit | बलि | offering, gift, oblation |
| 4 | Sanskrit | बलिन् | powerful, strong, mighty, stout, robust |
| 5 | Sanskrit | बल | power, strength, might, vigour, force, validity;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | bálas | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bálas | strong, forceful |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bel- | to dig, cut off?; strong; power, strength |
via Uneapa bali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uneapa | bali | to not be |