Where does “μπαλάτι” come from?
μπαλάτι (Greek) comes from Arabic بلاط, from Aramaic פְּלַטְיָא, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.
μπαλάτι (Greek): tile
Definitions
- tile
Ancestry of “μπαλάτι”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | بلاط | tile, flagstone, slab, pavement; palace, court |
| 2 | Aramaic | פְּלַטְיָא | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |