Where does “balea” come from?

balea (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese balẽa, from Latin ballaena, from Ancient Greek φάλαινα, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

balea (Galician): baleen whale; whale; whalebone

Definitions

  1. baleen whale; whale; whalebone

Ancestry of “balea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesebalẽawhale; a large marine fish
2Latinballaenaa whale
3Ancient Greekφάλαιναwhale
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “balea”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →