Where does “bʾl” come from?

bʾl (Middle Persian) comes from Irish bara-, from Ancient Greek βάρος, from Ancient Greek βαρύς, from Proto-Hellenic gʷarus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

bʾl (Middle Persian): load, burden; duty; fruit; time, occasion; bank,...

Definitions

  1. load, burden; duty; fruit; time, occasion; bank,...

Ancestry of “bʾl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbara-baro-
2Ancient Greekβάροςweight, burden, load; grief, sorrow; plenty
3Ancient Greekβαρύςheavy, weighty; heavy, burdensome, oppressive;...
4Proto-Hellenicgʷarusheavy
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
6Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “bʾl

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -usEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂usEvery word from Proto-Hellenic gʷarus
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