Balas Definition
Origin of Balas
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From Old English bales, balais, from Old French balais, from Arabic بلخش (balaxš), from Persian بلخش (balaxš), a form of بدخش (badaxš, “balas”), related to بدخشان (badaxšân, “Badakhshan”), the region where they are found.
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old French balais and from Old Spanish balax both akin to Medieval Latin balascus from Arabic balaḫš from Persian Badakhshān , a region of northeast Afghanistan
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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