Where does “balnoti” come from?
balnoti (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian balnas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bolˀ-n-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolH-n-.
balnoti (Lithuanian): to saddle
Ancestry of “balnoti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lithuanian | balnas | saddle; white-backed |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bolˀ-n- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolH-n- | — |