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Where does “bálam” come from?

bálam (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European bélom, from Proto-Indo-European bel- — to dig, cut off?; strong; power, strength.

bálam (Proto-Indo-Iranian): strength

Definitions

  1. strength

Ancestry of “bálam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbélom—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbel-to dig, cut off?; strong; power, strength
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