Where does “*bal-” come from?

*bal- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “*bal-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “*bal-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →