Where does “balt” come from?

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

balt (Proto-Balto-Slavic): to become white

Definitions

  1. to become white

Ancestry of “balt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavic*bal-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “balt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bal- →