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Where does “balais” come from?

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

Ancestry of “balais”, step by step

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

Words derived from “balais”

  • balas
  • bales
  • balais
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