Where does “Bâlteni” come from?

Bâlteni (Romanian) comes from Romanian baltă, from Albanian baltë, from Proto-Albanian baltā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolHto-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “Bâlteni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbaltăpuddle, pond, pool (especially muddy); also swamp
2Albanianbaltëmud, sludge
3Proto-Albanianbaltāmarsh
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰolHto-white > marsh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰolHto- →