Where does “bällje” come from?

bällje (Pite Sami) comes from Proto-Samic pealjē, from Proto-Uralic peljä, from Proto-Uralic peele — side.

Ancestry of “bällje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicpealjēear
2Proto-Uralicpeljäear
3Proto-Uralicpeeleside
Every word from Proto-Uralic peele →Every word from Proto-Uralic peljä →Every word from Proto-Samic pealjē →