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Where does “balek” come from?

balek (Hungarian) comes from Slovincian bal, from German ball, from Middle High German bal.

balek (Hungarian): dupe, mug, sucker

Definitions

  1. dupe, mug, sucker

Ancestry of “balek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovincianbal—
2Germanball—
3Middle High Germanbal—

Words derived from “balek”

  • balekok
Every word from Middle High German bal →