Where does “Pârâul lui Bălan” come from?

Pârâul lui Bălan (Romanian) comes from Romanian bălan, from Romanian băl, from French bal, from Late Latin ballare, from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

Ancestry of “Pârâul lui Bălan”, step by step

Pârâul lui Bălan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian bălan

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	bălan	blond
2	Romanian	băl	blond; white all over, or only on its snout
3	French	bal	dance party, ball
4	Late Latin	ballare	to play, dance; to dance; present active...
5	Ancient Greek	βαλλίζω	to dance, jump about
6	Proto-Indo-European	gʷelH-	to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

via Romanian lui

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	lui	his; to him
2	Latin	illūi	him dative singular masculine; apparently also genitive
3	Latin	illī	found in
4	Latin	ille	that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
5	Latin	olle	Archaic form of ille
6	Proto-Italic	*olnos	that

via Romanian pârâu

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	pârâu	stream; creek; brook

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →