Where does “ballstát” come from?

ballstát (Irish) comes from Irish stát, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

ballstát (Irish): member state

Definitions

  1. member state

Ancestry of “ballstát”, step by step

ballstát traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish stát

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishstátstate; state, dignity; Alternative form of eastát
2Latinstātusfixed, set, having been set
3Latinstōto stand
4Proto-Italicstaēōstand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Irish ball

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishballorgan; component part; member
2Old Irishballa body part; member of a group; part, portion
3Proto-Celticballosmember, penis
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti →Every word from Proto-Italic staēō →