Where does “balyoz” come from?
balyoz (Kurdish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بالیوس, from Venetian bailo, from Latin bāiulus, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.
balyoz (Kurdish): ambassador
Ancestry of “balyoz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بالیوس | title of the Venetian ambassador to the Sublime... |
| 2 | Venetian | bailo | title and function borne by an envoy of the Most... |
| 3 | Latin | bāiulus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | pakkô | bundle; pack; package |