Where does “Balthasar” come from?
Balthasar (Latin) comes from Latin Baltassar, from Ancient Greek Βαλτάσαρ, from Biblical Hebrew בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר, from Akkadian Bēl-šarra-uṣur, from Akkadian bēlum, from Proto-Semitic *baʕl- — husband, master, lord.
Ancestry of “Balthasar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Baltassar | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Βαλτάσαρ | — |
| 3 | Biblical Hebrew | בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר | — |
| 4 | Akkadian | Bēl-šarra-uṣur | Belshazzar, son of the last king of Babylon |
| 5 | Akkadian | bēlum | lord |
| 6 | Proto-Semitic | *baʕl- | husband, master, lord |