Where does “באַליע” come from?

באַליע (Yiddish) comes from Polish balia, from German Balje, from French baille, from Latin baiula, from Latin bāiulus, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.

באַליע (Yiddish): washtub

Definitions

  1. washtub

Ancestry of “באַליע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbaliawashtub
2GermanBalje—
3Frenchbailletub; water
4Latinbaiulasecond-person singular present active imperative...
5Latinbāiulusa carrier: a porter
6Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package
Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →Every word from Latin bāiulus →Every word from Latin baiula →