Where does “bali” come from?
bali (Swahili) comes from Hindi बाली, from Hindi -ई, from Prakrit -𑀇𑀅, from Sanskrit -इक, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.
bali (Swahili): however, on the contrary; but instead
Definitions
- however, on the contrary; but instead
Ancestry of “bali”, step by step
bali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi बाली
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | बाली | a kind of earring with pendants |
| 2 | Hindi | -ई | relating to, forms adjectives from nouns; doer,... |
| 3 | Prakrit | -𑀇𑀅 | ed |
| 4 | Sanskrit | -इक | adjectival suffix; doer |
| 5 | Lithuanian | -ikas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iḱos | -y, -ic |
via Arabic بَل
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | بَل | — |