Where does “balor” come from?
balor (Papiamentu) comes from Portuguese valor, from Old Portuguese valor, from Late Latin valor, from Latin valeō, from Proto-Italic walēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
balor (Papiamentu): value
Definitions
- value
Ancestry of “balor”, step by step
balor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese valor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | valor | value; price; cost |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | valor | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | valor | value; value, worth |
| 4 | Latin | valeō | to have strength, influence, power; to avail |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | walēō | to be strong |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |