Where does “balgam” come from?
balgam (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Arabic بَلْغَم, from Ancient Greek φλέγμα, from Ancient Greek φλέγω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
balgam (Scottish Gaelic): mouthful , sip, gulp
Ancestry of “balgam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | بَلْغَم | sputum |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φλέγμα | flame, fire, heat; inflammation; phlegm, a cold... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φλέγω | I set on fire, burn, scorch; I kindle, arouse,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |