Where does “balja” come from?
balja (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish balia, from Middle Low German ballie, from French baille, from Latin baiula, from Latin bāiulus, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.
balja (Swedish): scabbard
Ancestry of “balja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | balia | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | ballie | — |
| 3 | French | baille | tub; water |
| 4 | Latin | baiula | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 5 | Latin | bāiulus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | pakkô | bundle; pack; package |
Words derived from “balja”