ballena

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Spanish word ballena comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁s-, and later Latin ballaena (A whale.)

*bʰleh₁s- (Proto-Indo-European)

φάλλαινα (Ancient Greek)

φάλαινα (Ancient Greek)

A whale.

ballaen (Latin)

ballena (Old Spanish)

ballena (Spanish)

Baleen, whalebone. Whale.

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