Where does “балувати” come from?

балувати (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian бал, from German ball, from French bal, from Old French bal.

балувати (Ukrainian): to spoil, to indulge, to pamper, to cosset

Definitions

  1. to spoil, to indulge, to pamper, to cosset

Ancestry of “балувати”, step by step

балувати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian бал

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianбалpoint on a numerical grading system
2Germanballball round or roundish object, most commonly used in games
3Frenchbaldance party, ball
4Old Frenchbal—

via Old East Slavic баловати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicбаловати—
2Proto-Slavic*badlovati—

Words derived from “балувати”

Every word from Old French bal →Every word from French bal →Every word from German ball →