Where does “labalenn” come from?
labalenn (Mauritian Creole) comes from French baleine, from Italian balena, from Spanish ballena, from Old Spanish ballena, from Latin ballaena, from Ancient Greek φάλαινα, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
labalenn (Mauritian Creole): whale
Definitions
- whale
Ancestry of “labalenn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | baleine | whale; whalebone; landwhale |
| 2 | Italian | balena | whale; inflection of balenare: ## third-person... |
| 3 | Spanish | ballena | whale; baleen, whalebone |
| 4 | Old Spanish | ballena | — |
| 5 | Latin | ballaena | a whale |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φάλαινα | whale |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |