Where does “baliza” come from?

baliza (Tarifit) comes from Moroccan Arabic باليزة, from French valise, from Middle French valise, from Medieval Latin valesia, from Late Latin valisia, from Gaulish valisia, from Proto-Celtic val-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

baliza (Tarifit): suitcase

Definitions

  1. suitcase

Ancestry of “baliza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Moroccan Arabicباليزةsuitcase
2Frenchvalisecase, suitcase
3Middle Frenchvalise—
4Medieval Latinvalesia—
5Late Latinvalisia—
6Gaulishvalisialeather bag
7Proto-Celticval-to enclose, surround
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic val- →Every word from Gaulish valisia →