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Where does “bales” come from?

bales (Old English) comes from Old French balais, from Arabic بَلَخْش, from Persian بلخش, from Persian بدخش, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭩, from Undetermined pati-axša-.

Ancestry of “bales”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbalais—
2Arabicبَلَخْش—
3Persianبلخش—
4Persianبدخشbalas
5Middle Persian𐭡𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭩viceroy
6Undeterminedpati-axša-—

Words derived from “bales”

  • balas
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