Where does “balia” come from?
balia (Papiamentu) comes from Spanish bailar, from Old Occitan balar, from Latin ballāre, from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
balia (Papiamentu): to dance
Ancestry of “balia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | bailar | to dance; to dribble |
| 2 | Old Occitan | balar | — |
| 3 | Latin | ballāre | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βαλλίζω | to dance, jump about |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |