Where does “balascio” come from?
balascio (Italian) comes from Arabic بَلَخْش, from Persian بلخش, from Persian بدخش, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭩, from Undetermined pati-axša-.
balascio (Italian): balas (form of spinel)
Definitions
- balas (form of spinel)
Ancestry of “balascio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | بَلَخْش | — |
| 2 | Persian | بلخش | — |
| 3 | Persian | بدخش | balas |
| 4 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭩 | viceroy |
| 5 | Undetermined | pati-axša- | — |