) ▁| * b hel - ▁(' white , ▁bright ') ▁ ▁| An cient ▁Greek ▁ph al os , ▁ph al ios , ▁anc . ▁Greek ▁bal ios ▁" d app led " ( < bal ios ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁loan ▁from ▁Th ra cian ▁or ▁Il ly rian ; ▁it ▁is ▁att ested ▁as ▁far ▁back ▁as ▁H omer ' s ▁I li ad ) ▁| R om . ▁b ă lan ▁( white ▁( hor se ), ▁bl onde ), ▁b ă la i ▁( bl onde ) L ith . ▁b ã lt as Lat v . ▁b ã ls ▁Alb . ▁b ard h ë ▁" white ", ▁Alb . ▁bal , ▁" p ieb ald ▁dog ▁or ▁horse " ▁▁ ▁| ▁| ▁| - ▁| * ber za ▁| bir ch - tree ▁( B ot . ▁Bet ula ) ▁| PN ▁B ers ov ia , ▁Ber z ob is ▁town ▁in ▁SW ▁D acia ▁| * b her eg ▁" sh ine " ▁" white " ▁including ▁" bir ch - tree " ▁ ▁| Old ▁Bulg . ▁* br ě za ▁| L ith . ▁b ér ž as Lat v . ▁b ē rz s Al b . ▁b red h ▁( < ear lier ▁* ber dh ) ▁| ▁| Here , ▁it ▁is ▁no ▁observable ▁difference ▁between ▁Th ra cian ▁and ▁Da cian ▁| - ▁| * bur , ▁bur is ▁| pl ent iful , ▁rich , ▁sw ol len