Where does “baiá” come from?

baiá (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese bailar, from Latin ballāre, from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

baiá (Kabuverdianu): to dance

Definitions

  1. to dance

Ancestry of “baiá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebailarto dance; to jump
2Latinballāre—
3Ancient Greekβαλλίζωto dance, jump about
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω →Every word from Latin ballāre →