Where does “ubalozi” come from?

ubalozi (Swahili) comes from Swahili balozi, from Omani Arabic بالوز, from Arabic باليوز, from Ottoman Turkish بالیوز, from Venetian bailo, from Latin bāiulus, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.

ubalozi (Swahili): embassy

Definitions

  1. embassy

Ancestry of “ubalozi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilibaloziambassador; plural of ubalozi
2Omani Arabicبالوز—
3Arabicباليوز—
4Ottoman TurkishبالیوزAlternative form of بالیوٓس
5Venetianbailotitle and function borne by an envoy of the Most...
6Latinbāiulusa carrier: a porter
7Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package
Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →Every word from Latin bāiulus →Every word from Venetian bailo →