Where does “balley” come from?
balley (Manx) comes from Old Irish baile, from Proto-Celtic balio-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
balley (Manx): town; home; farmstead
Ancestry of “balley”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | baile | place, homestead, town, city; vision;... |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | balio-s | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
Words derived from “balley”