Where does “balina” come from?
balina (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بالنه, from Italian balena, from Spanish ballena, from Old Spanish ballena, from Latin ballaena, from Ancient Greek φάλαινα, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
balina (Turkish): whale
Ancestry of “balina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بالنه | — |
| 2 | Italian | balena | whale; inflection of balenare:
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| 3 | Spanish | ballena | whale; baleen, whalebone |
| 4 | Old Spanish | ballena | — |
| 5 | Latin | ballaena | a whale |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φάλαινα | whale |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |