Where does “балада” come from?
балада (Serbo-Croatian) comes from French balade, from French balader, from French ballade, from Old Occitan ballada, from Late Latin ballare, from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
балада (Serbo-Croatian): ballad
Ancestry of “балада”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | balade | walk without purpose, stroll; first-person... |
| 2 | French | balader | to stroll, walk around; to give someone the... |
| 3 | French | ballade | ballade; ballad |
| 4 | Old Occitan | ballada | poem for a dance |
| 5 | Late Latin | ballare | to play, dance; to dance; present active... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βαλλίζω | to dance, jump about |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |