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

balek traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovincian bal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovincianbalball
2Germanballball round or roundish object, most commonly used in games
3Middle High Germanbal—

via Dutch blik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchblikA glance; A ray, a beam; A can, a tin
2Middle Dutchblic—

via Ottoman Turkish balık

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishbalık—

Words derived from “balek”

Every word from Middle High German bal →Every word from German ball →Every word from Slovincian bal →
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