Where does “balkon” come from?

balkon (Hungarian) comes from German Balkon, from French balcon, from Italian balcone, from Medieval Latin balco, from Frankish balkō, from Proto-Germanic balkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

balkon (Hungarian): balcony

Definitions

  1. balcony

Ancestry of “balkon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBalkonbalcony
2Frenchbalconbalcony
3Italianbalconebalcony
4Medieval Latinbalcobalcony, raised seat
5Frankishbalkōbeam, balk
6Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

Words derived from “balkon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic balkô →Every word from Frankish balkō →
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