Where does “Baltazar” come from?

Baltazar (English) comes from English Balthazar, from Latin Balthasar, from Latin Baltassar, from Ancient Greek Βαλτάσαρ, from Biblical Hebrew בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר, from Akkadian Bēl-šarra-uṣur, from Akkadian bēlum, from Proto-Semitic *baʕl- — husband, master, lord.

Ancestry of “Baltazar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBalthazarA very large wine bottle with the capacity of...
2LatinBalthasar
3LatinBaltassar
4Ancient GreekΒαλτάσαρ
5Biblical Hebrewבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר
6AkkadianBēl-šarra-uṣurBelshazzar, son of the last king of Babylon
7Akkadianbēlumlord
8Proto-Semitic*baʕl-husband, master, lord
Every word from Proto-Semitic *baʕl-Every word from Akkadian bēlumEvery word from Akkadian Bēl-šarra-uṣur