Where does “βαλίτσα” come from?
βαλίτσα (Greek) comes from Italian valigia, from Medieval Latin valesia, from Late Latin valisia, from Gaulish valisia, from Proto-Celtic val-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.
βαλίτσα (Greek): suitcase
Ancestry of “βαλίτσα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | valigia | suitcase |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | valesia | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | valisia | — |
| 4 | Gaulish | valisia | leather bag |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | val- | to enclose, surround |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |