Where does “بالا” come from?

بالا (Uyghur) comes from Arabic بَلَاء — misfortune, calamity; affliction.

بالا (Uyghur): infant, baby, child; cub; young animal; a...

Definitions

  1. infant, baby, child; cub; young animal; a...

Ancestry of “بالا”, step by step

بالا traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic بَلَاء

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَلَاءmisfortune, calamity; affliction

via Proto-Turkic bāla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicbālayoung animal; child; wife's younger sister

via Persian بالا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبالاup; high; top

Words derived from “بالا

Every word from Arabic بَلَاء