Where does “забалити” come from?
забалити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian балити, from Serbo-Croatian ба̏ла, from Italian ballo, from Italian ballare, from Latin ballāre, from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
забалити (Serbo-Croatian): to snivel, drivel, drool
Definitions
- to snivel, drivel, drool
Ancestry of “забалити”, step by step
забалити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian балити
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | балити | to snivel, drivel |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | ба̏ла | bale, bundle, pack bundle of goods |
| 3 | Italian | ballo | dance, ball; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Italian | ballare | to dance; to fidget; to totter, wobble, shake |
| 5 | Latin | ballāre | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βαλλίζω | to dance, jump about |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |