Where does “Balinese” come from?

Balinese derives from English Bali, from Spanish ese, from Latin ipse meaning "self" or "the very one."

Balinese (English): The language of Bali; A native or inhabitant of...

Definitions

  1. The language of Bali; A native or inhabitant of...

Ancestry of “Balinese”, step by step

Balinese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Bali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBaliThe Uneapa language spoken on that island
2BalineseBalioffering
3Old Javanesebaliagain, once more
4Sanskritबलिoffering, gift, oblation
5Sanskritबलिन्powerful, strong, mighty, stout, robust
6Sanskritबलpower, strength, might, vigour, force, validity;...
7Proto-Indo-Aryanbálas—
8Proto-Indo-Iranianbálasstrong, forceful
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbel-to dig, cut off?; strong; power, strength

via Italian balì

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbalìbailiff
2Middle Frenchbailli—
3Old Frenchbailifbailiff
4Vulgar Latinbaiulivuscastellan
5Latinbāiulusa carrier: a porter
6Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

Words derived from “Balinese”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bel- →