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Where does “bală” come from?

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

bală (Romanian): monster, beast, animal; slobber, drool

Definitions

  1. monster, beast, animal; slobber, drool

Ancestry of “bală”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbaleslobber, drool, dribble, saliva
2Vulgar Latinbabadrooling, infantile talk; drool, spit
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