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Where does “balko” come from?
balko (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic balkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.
Ancestry of “balko”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
balkô
beam, balk
2
Proto-Indo-European
bʰelǵ-
to balk, beam
Words derived from “balko”
balcon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →
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