Where does “balco” come from?

balco (Italian) comes from Medieval Latin balco, from Frankish balkō, from Proto-Germanic balkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

balco (Italian): balcony; scaffold

Definitions

  1. balcony; scaffold

Ancestry of “balco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinbalcobalcony, raised seat
2Frankishbalkōbeam, balk
3Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic balkô →Every word from Frankish balkō →