Where does “ба̏њ” come from?

ба̏њ (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian bagno, from Latin bāneum, from Latin balneum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον, from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς — bath-man.

ба̏њ (Serbo-Croatian): bathroom

Definitions

  1. bathroom

Ancestry of “ба̏њ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbagnobath; swim, bathe; bathroom
2Latinbāneumattested in Pompeii
3Latinbalneumbath, bathing place, bathroom
4Ancient Greekβαλανεῖονbath, bathing room; bathhouse
5Ancient Greekβᾰλᾰνεύςbath-man

Words derived from “ба̏њ

Every word from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύςEvery word from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖονEvery word from Latin balneum