Where does “بالش” come from?

بالش (Urdu) comes from Persian بالش, from Pahlavi 𐭡𐭠𐭫𐭱𐭭, from Proto-Iranian barjíš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰarȷ́ʰíš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

بالش (Urdu): pillow, cushion

Definitions

  1. pillow, cushion

Ancestry of “بالش”, step by step

بالش traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian بالش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبالشpillow, cushion
2Pahlavi𐭡𐭠𐭫𐭱𐭭—
3Proto-Iranianbarjíš—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰarȷ́ʰíšpillow; bed or layer of grass
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Classical Persian بَالِش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianبَالِش—
2Middle Persian𐭡𐭠𐭫𐭱𐭭—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ- →