Where does “banja” come from?

banja (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic baňa, from Latin bāneum, from Latin balneum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον, from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς — bath-man.

banja (Serbo-Croatian): spa, resort; bathroom; Turkish bath, steam bath

Definitions

  1. spa, resort; bathroom; Turkish bath, steam bath

Ancestry of “banja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbaňabath, bathing, bathing place; dome; bulging,...
2Latinbāneumattested in Pompeii
3Latinbalneumbath, bathing place, bathroom
4Ancient Greekβαλανεῖονbath, bathing room; bathhouse
5Ancient Greekβᾰλᾰνεύςbath-man

Words derived from “banja”

Every word from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς →Every word from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον →Every word from Latin balneum →