an etymological journey from the Ganges to the Thames ...... (n.b. In this blog, the symbol ♣ is used to mean “is cognate with.”)
बल بل ♣ Eng. Bolshevik
[bal], m. power, force, strength, emphasis.
[◀MIA: Pk. Pa. bala- n. ‘strength’ ◀OIA bála- n. ‘power, strength’ RV. ◀PIE *bel- ‘strong’] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙→Eng. Bolshevik ]
☞ (Platts, 1884) 0162; (Turner, 1966) 9161; (Pali-Eng., 1925) 482; (MW, 1899) 0722; (Pokorny, 1959) 0096; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 2.215
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