Where does “balailo” come from?

balailo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto balai, from French balai, from Old French balain, from Proto-Celtic banatlo- — broom; broom plant.

balailo (Esperanto): broom

Definitions

  1. broom

Ancestry of “balailo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantobalaito sweep
2Frenchbalaibroom; broomstick flown by witches; the last bus...
3Old Frenchbalainbundle of broom
4Proto-Celticbanatlo-broom; broom plant
Every word from Proto-Celtic banatlo- →Every word from Old French balain →Every word from French balai →