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Where does “balnas” come from?

balnas (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic bolˀ-n-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolH-n-.

balnas (Lithuanian): saddle; white-backed

Definitions

  1. saddle; white-backed

Ancestry of “balnas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicbolˀ-n-—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰolH-n-—

Words derived from “balnas”

  • balnoti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰolH-n- →