Where does “balcón” come from?

balcón (Galician) comes from Italian balcone, from Medieval Latin balco, from Frankish balkō, from Proto-Germanic balkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

balcón (Galician): balcony; parapet

Definitions

  1. balcony; parapet

Ancestry of “balcón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbalconebalcony
2Medieval Latinbalcobalcony, raised seat
3Frankishbalkōbeam, balk
4Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

Words derived from “balcón”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic balkô →Every word from Frankish balkō →