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