Etymology Explorer › Polish

Where does “balia” come from?

balia (Polish) comes from German Balje, from French baille, from Latin baiula, from Latin bāiulus, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.

balia (Polish): washtub

Definitions

  1. washtub

Ancestry of “balia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBalje—
2Frenchbailletub; water
3Latinbaiulasecond-person singular present active imperative...
4Latinbāiulus—
5Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package
Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →