Where does “bayla” come from?

bayla (Tausug) comes from Spanish bailar, from Old Occitan balar, from Latin ballāre, from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

bayla (Tausug): dance (whether modern or western)

Definitions

  1. dance (whether modern or western)

Ancestry of “bayla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbailarto dance; to dribble
2Old Occitanbalar—
3Latinballāre—
4Ancient Greekβαλλίζωto dance, jump about
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω →Every word from Latin ballāre →