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Where does “bailata” come from?

bailata (Finnish) comes from Spanish bailar, from Old Occitan balar, from Latin ballāre, from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

bailata (Finnish): To party

Definitions

  1. To party

Ancestry of “bailata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbailarto dance; to dribble
2Old Occitanbalar—
3Latinballāre—
4Ancient Greekβαλλίζωto dance, jump about
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “bailata”

  • bailaus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →