Where does “bálnák” come from?

bálnák (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian bálna, from Latin bālaena, from Ancient Greek φάλαινα, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bálnák (Hungarian): nominative plural of bálna

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of bálna

Ancestry of “bálnák”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbálnawhale
2Latinbālaena—
3Ancient Greekφάλαιναwhale
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →