Where does “bakla” come from?

bakla (Slovene) comes from Middle High German vackel, from Old High German faccala, from Proto-Germanic *fakkulā, from Latin facula, from Latin fax, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- — to shine.

bakla (Slovene): torch

Definitions

  1. torch

Ancestry of “bakla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvackel—
2Old High Germanfaccala—
3Proto-Germanic*fakkulā—
4Latinfaculasmall torch
5Latinfaxtorch, firebrand; fireball, comet; cause of ruin,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʷʰeh₂k-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- →Every word from Latin fax →Every word from Latin facula →