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Where does “balsas” come from?

balsas (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰol-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “balsas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰol-to sound, to speak, to roar, to bark; shiny,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “balsas”

  • balss
  • balsīgs
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