Where does “балко́н” come from?

балко́н (Russian) comes from French balcon, from Italian balcone, from Medieval Latin balco, from Frankish balkō, from Proto-Germanic balkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

балко́н (Russian): balcony

Definitions

  1. balcony

Ancestry of “балко́н”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbalconbalcony
2Italianbalconebalcony
3Medieval Latinbalcobalcony, raised seat
4Frankishbalkōbeam, balk
5Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

Words derived from “балко́н”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic balkô →Every word from Frankish balkō →