Where does “blat” come from?
blat (Occitan) comes from Medieval Latin bladum, from Frankish blad, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
blat (Occitan): wheat
Ancestry of “blat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | bladum | A kind of grain, wheat |
| 2 | Frankish | blad | field produce; leaf; sheet |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bladą | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlh̥₃oto | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |