Where does “balo” come from?

balo (Turkish) comes from Persian بالو, from Italian ballo, from Italian ballare, from Latin ballāre, from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

balo (Turkish): ball, a formal dance

Definitions

  1. ball, a formal dance

Ancestry of “balo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبالوcherry
2Italianballodance, ball; first-person singular present...
3Italianballareto dance; to fidget; to totter, wobble, shake
4Latinballāre—
5Ancient Greekβαλλίζωto dance, jump about
6Proto-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 →