Where does “بالـ” come from?

بالـ (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic ب, from Arabic طَابَق, from Middle Persian tʾp̄k', from Proto-Iranian tāpaka-, from Proto-Iranian tap-, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

بالـ (Ottoman Turkish): Derives adverbs from Arabic nouns

Definitions

  1. Derives adverbs from Arabic nouns

Ancestry of “بالـ”, step by step

بالـ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic ب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicبAbbreviation of باب; with, by; with
2Arabicطَابَق—
3Middle Persiantʾp̄k'frying pan
4Proto-Iraniantāpaka-heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place...
5Proto-Iraniantap-to warm up, heat; flat
6Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot

via Arabic ال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicالthe
2Proto-Semiticʾil-deity; god

Words derived from “بالـ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep- →Every word from Proto-Iranian tap- →Every word from Proto-Iranian tāpaka- →