Where does “balavica” come from?
balavica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian balavac, from Serbo-Croatian bȁla, from Italian balla, from Old French balle, from Medieval Latin balla, from Frankish balla, from Proto-Germanic balluz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
balavica (Serbo-Croatian): sniveler, slobberer
Definitions
- sniveler, slobberer
Ancestry of “balavica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | balavac | sniveler, slobberer; immature, young person |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | bȁla | bale, bundle, pack bundle of goods |
| 3 | Italian | balla | large bundle, torsello, bale, reap; falsehood,... |
| 4 | Old French | balle | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | balla | — |
| 6 | Frankish | balla | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | balluz | round object, ball; ball of the hand, foot, etc |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |