Where does “balintiikeri” come from?
balintiikeri (Finnish) comes from Finnish bali, from English Bali, from Balinese Bali, from Old Javanese bali, from Sanskrit बलि, from Sanskrit बलिन्, from Sanskrit बल, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bálas — to dig, cut off?; strong; power, strength.
balintiikeri (Finnish): Bali tiger, Panthera tigris balica
Definitions
- Bali tiger, Panthera tigris balica
Ancestry of “balintiikeri”, step by step
balintiikeri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish bali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | bali | The Balinese language |
| 2 | English | Bali | The Uneapa language spoken on that island |
| 3 | Balinese | Bali | offering |
| 4 | Old Javanese | bali | again, once more |
| 5 | Sanskrit | बलि | offering, gift, oblation |
| 6 | Sanskrit | बलिन् | powerful, strong, mighty, stout, robust |
| 7 | Sanskrit | बल | power, strength, might, vigour, force, validity;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | bálas | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bálas | strong, forceful |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bel- | to dig, cut off?; strong; power, strength |