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
- wet nurse; birds from the family Muscicapidae;...
Ancestry of “balia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | baiula | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 2 | Latin | bāiulus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | pakkô | bundle; pack; package |