Where does “バルコニー” come from?

バルコニー (Japanese) comes from English balcony, from Italian balcone, from Medieval Latin balco, from Frankish balkō, from Proto-Germanic balkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

バルコニー (Japanese): balcony structure extending from a building

Definitions

  1. balcony structure extending from a building

Ancestry of “バルコニー”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbalconyAn accessible structure extending from a...
2Italianbalconebalcony
3Medieval Latinbalcobalcony, raised seat
4Frankishbalkōbeam, balk
5Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic balkô →Every word from Frankish balkō →