Where does “baljós” come from?

baljós (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian bál, from German ball, from French bal, from Old French bal.

baljós (Hungarian): ominous, inauspicious, baleful, sinister, eerie

Definitions

  1. ominous, inauspicious, baleful, sinister, eerie

Ancestry of “baljós”, step by step

baljós traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian bál

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbálball
2Germanballball round or roundish object, most commonly used in games
3Frenchbaldance party, ball
4Old Frenchbal—

via Hungarian jós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianjósfortuneteller
2Hungarianjavas—
3Hungarianjógood good for something (can be used for)
4Proto-Ugricjomɜgood
Every word from Old French bal →Every word from French bal →Every word from German ball →