- bal-, balbal-
- bal-, balbal-English meaning: to shake, danceDeutsche Übersetzung: “wirbeln, sich drehen”Note: It seems Root bal-, balbal- : “to shake, dance” derived from Root baba-, (*bal-bal-): “barbaric speech” through an Old Indic intermediary (see above).Material: O.Ind. balbalīti “ whirls “, balvá- “ crooked “; Gk. (in Sicily) βαλλίζω “ dances “, out of it borrows Lat. ballüre “ dance “. Maybe Alb. (*bal-) valle “ dance” [common Alb. b > v shift]References: WP. II 109, WH. 1, 95, Wackernagel O.Ind.-Gk. I 181.
Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary. 2015.