Where does “ballena” come from?

ballena (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish ballena, from Latin ballaena, from Ancient Greek φάλαινα, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

ballena (Spanish): whale; baleen, whalebone

Definitions

  1. whale; baleen, whalebone

Ancestry of “ballena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishballena—
2Latinballaenaa whale
3Ancient Greekφάλαιναwhale
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “ballena”

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