Etymology Explorer › Italian

Where does “balia” come from?

balia (Italian) comes from Latin baiula, from Latin bāiulus, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.

balia (Italian): wet nurse; birds from the family Muscicapidae;...

Definitions

  1. wet nurse; birds from the family Muscicapidae;...

Ancestry of “balia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbaiulasecond-person singular present active imperative...
2Latinbāiulus—
3Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package
Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →