Where does “balsa” come from?

balsa (Irish) comes from English balsa, from Spanish balsa — pool; raft; ferry.

balsa (Irish): balsa tree, wood

Definitions

  1. balsa tree, wood

Ancestry of “balsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbalsaA large tree, Ochroma pyramidale, native to...
2Spanishbalsapool; raft; ferry
Every word from Spanish balsa →Every word from English balsa →
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