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

Definitions

  1. scabbard

Ancestry of “balja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishbalia—
2Middle Low Germanballie—
3Frenchbailletub; water
4Latinbaiulasecond-person singular present active imperative...
5Latinbāiulusa carrier: a porter
6Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

Words derived from “balja”

Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →Every word from Latin bāiulus →Every word from Latin baiula →