Where does “بلكونة” come from?

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

بلكونة (Hijazi Arabic): balcony

Definitions

  1. balcony

Ancestry of “بلكونة”, step by step

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