Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bala

Etymology

 * Most likely a cognate of 🇨🇬, possibly 🇨🇬; perhaps from a language . May be related to 🇨🇬, whence the name of lake Balkaš.
 * In the past, has been compared to 🇨🇬,, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 (attested in toponyms) typically linked to 🇨🇬, from formally unrelated 🇨🇬. Dismissed as potential cognates by Smoczyński.
 * Marusenko (in regard to the Russian/Ukrainian descendants) proposes native back-formation from 🇨🇬 <.
 * Marusenko (in regard to the Russian/Ukrainian descendants) proposes native back-formation from 🇨🇬 <.

Compare also superficial homophone 🇨🇬 (< ), related to 🇨🇬, (whence dial. 🇨🇬).

Noun

 * 1)  marsh, moor, pool
 * 2)  ravine
 * 1)  ravine

Descendants

 * South Slavic:

From augmentative :
 * East Slavic: