Where does “baliža” come from?

baliža (Molise Croatian) comes from Italian valigia, from Medieval Latin valesia, from Late Latin valisia, from Gaulish valisia, from Proto-Celtic val-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

Ancestry of “baliža”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvaligiasuitcase
2Medieval Latinvalesia
3Late Latinvalisia
4Gaulishvalisialeather bag
5Proto-Celticval-to enclose, surround
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH-Every word from Proto-Celtic val-Every word from Gaulish valisia