Where does “balar” come from?

balar (Old Occitan) comes from Latin ballāre, from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

Ancestry of “balar”, step by step

balar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ballāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinballāre—
2Ancient Greekβαλλίζωto dance, jump about
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

via Latin ballō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinballōto dance

Words derived from “balar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω →Every word from Latin ballāre →