Where does “balconada” come from?

balconada (Spanish) comes from Catalan balcó, from Italian balcone, from Medieval Latin balco, from Frankish balkō, from Proto-Germanic balkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

balconada (Spanish): row of balconies

Definitions

  1. row of balconies

Ancestry of “balconada”, step by step

balconada traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan balcó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbalcóbalcony
2Italianbalconebalcony
3Medieval Latinbalcobalcony, raised seat
4Frankishbalkōbeam, balk
5Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

via Spanish balcón

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbalcónbalcony
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic balkô →Every word from Frankish balkō →