Where does “balsene” come from?
balsene (Latvian) comes from Latvian balss, from Proto-Balto-Slavic balsas, from Proto-Indo-European bʰol-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
balsene (Latvian): larynx
Definitions
- larynx
Ancestry of “balsene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | balss | voice; voice, intonation; vote |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | balsas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰol- | to sound, to speak, to roar, to bark; shiny,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |