Where does “balkonngi” come from?

balkonngi (Greenlandic) comes from Danish balkon, from French balcon, from Italian balcone, from Medieval Latin balco, from Frankish balkō, from Proto-Germanic balkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

balkonngi (Greenlandic): balcony

Definitions

  1. balcony

Ancestry of “balkonngi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbalkonbalcony
2Frenchbalconbalcony
3Italianbalconebalcony
4Medieval Latinbalcobalcony, raised seat
5Frankishbalkōbeam, balk
6Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic balkô →Every word from Frankish balkō →