Where does “balss” come from?

balss (Latvian) comes 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-.

balss (Latvian): voice; voice, intonation; vote

Definitions

  1. voice; voice, intonation; vote

Ancestry of “balss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicbalsas—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰol-to sound, to speak, to roar, to bark; shiny,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “balss”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →