Where does “Bălășeanu” come from?

Bălășeanu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Balaș, from Italian balascio, from Arabic بَلَخْش, from Persian بلخش, from Persian بدخش, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭩, from Undetermined pati-axša-.

Ancestry of “Bălășeanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianBalașbalas
2Italianbalasciobalas (form of spinel)
3Arabicبَلَخْش
4Persianبلخش
5Persianبدخشbalas
6Middle Persian𐭡𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭩viceroy
7Undeterminedpati-axša-
Every word from Undetermined pati-axša-Every word from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭩Every word from Persian بدخش