Where does “بالاست” come from?

بالاست (Ottoman Turkish) comes from French ballast, from German ballast, from Russian балласт, from Dutch ballast, from Middle Dutch ballast.

بالاست (Ottoman Turkish): coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads

Definitions

  1. coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads

Ancestry of “بالاست”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchballastHeavy material that is placed in the hold of a...
2Germanballastballast
3Russianбалластballast; dead weight
4Dutchballastballast; baggage
5Middle Dutchballast—

Words derived from “بالاست”

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