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Where does “ballo-” come from?

ballo- (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bhel- — to inflate, swell; to blow, swell, inflate.

Ancestry of “ballo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbhel-to inflate, swell; to blow, swell, inflate

Words derived from “ballo-”

  • ball
  • ballra
  • ballraíocht
  • ball
  • ball
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhel- →