Where does “ballun” come from?

ballun (Maltese) comes from Sicilian balluni, from Old High German bal, from Northern Sami bállu, from Northern Sami ballát, from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk, from Proto-Samic pëlëtēk, from Proto-Uralic pele- — to fear.

ballun (Maltese): ball

Definitions

  1. ball

Ancestry of “ballun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianballuni—
2Old High Germanbalball
3Northern Samibállutesticle, ball
4Northern Samiballátto become scared
5Proto-Samicpëlājëtēkto become scared
6Proto-Samicpëlëtēkto fear
7Proto-Uralicpele-to fear
Every word from Proto-Uralic pele- →Every word from Proto-Samic pëlëtēk →Every word from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk →
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