Where does “baliisi” come from?

baliisi (Finnish) comes from French balise, from Portuguese baliza, from Latin palitium, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

baliisi (Finnish): balise

Definitions

  1. balise

Ancestry of “baliisi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbalisebeacon; tag; buoy, seamark
2Portuguesebalizaboundary; goal; buoy, marker
3Latinpalitium—
4Latinpālusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool
5Proto-Italicpākslos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →