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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

Definitions

  1. town; home; farmstead

Ancestry of “balley”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbaileplace, homestead, town, city; vision;...
2Proto-Celticbalio-s—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “balley”

  • baljagh
  • ard-valley
  • ard-valjagh
  • covaljys
  • preeu-valley
  • fo-valley
  • fo-valjagh
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