Where does “balsa” come from?

balsa (Northern Sami) comes from Middle Dutch pelse, from Latin pellicia, from Latin pellis, from Ancient Greek ἄγρα, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

balsa (Northern Sami): mound, tussock

Definitions

  1. mound, tussock

Ancestry of “balsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpelse—
2Latinpellicianominative feminine singular of pellicius;...
3Latinpellispelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a...
4Ancient Greekἄγραa catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵro-hunt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →