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Where does “balans” come from?

balans (Latin) comes from Latin balo, from Proto-Indo-European bē-.

balans (Latin): bleating, baaing

Definitions

  1. bleating, baaing

Ancestry of “balans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinbaloI bleat, baa; I talk foolishly
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbē-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bē- →