Where does “بالطو” come from?
بالطو (Moroccan Arabic) comes from Spanish palto, from French paletot, from Spanish paletoque, from Latin palla, from Frankish ball, from Northern Sami bállu, from Northern Sami ballát, from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk — to fear.
بالطو (Moroccan Arabic): overcoat
Definitions
- overcoat
Ancestry of “بالطو”, step by step
بالطو traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish palto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | palto | avocado |
| 2 | French | paletot | jacket |
| 3 | Spanish | paletoque | mantlet, short cape |
| 4 | Latin | palla | A rectangular piece of cloth worn by ladies in... |
| 5 | Frankish | ball | — |
| 6 | Northern Sami | bállu | testicle, ball |
| 7 | Northern Sami | ballát | to become scared |
| 8 | Proto-Samic | pëlājëtēk | to become scared |
| 9 | Proto-Samic | pëlëtēk | to fear |
| 10 | Proto-Uralic | pele- | to fear |
via Ottoman Turkish پالطو
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | پالطو | overcoat, topcoat |