Where does “bela” come from?

bela (Polish) comes from Polish belka, from Proto-Turkic balka, from German Balken, from Old High German balko, from Proto-West Germanic balkō, from Proto-Germanic balkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

bela (Polish): large beam, large plank

Definitions

  1. large beam, large plank

Ancestry of “bela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbelkabeam
2Proto-Turkicbalkahammer
3GermanBalkenbeam, crossbeam; bar; beam
4Old High Germanbalkobeam
5Proto-West Germanicbalkōbeam, balk
6Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

Words derived from “bela”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic balkô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic balkō →