Where does “Baloteanu” come from?

Baloteanu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Balotă, from Romanian bală, from Romanian bale, from Vulgar Latin baba — drooling, infantile talk; drool, spit.

Ancestry of “Baloteanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianBalotă—
2Romanianbalămonster, beast, animal; slobber, drool
3Romanianbaleslobber, drool, dribble, saliva
4Vulgar Latinbabadrooling, infantile talk; drool, spit
Every word from Vulgar Latin baba →Every word from Romanian bale →Every word from Romanian bală →