Where does “Belgjikë” come from?

Belgjikë (Albanian) comes from Latin Belgica, from Latin belgicus, from Latin Belgae, from Proto-Celtic bolg-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelgʰ- — to bulge, swell.

Ancestry of “Belgjikë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinBelgica
2LatinbelgicusBelgic
3LatinBelgaethe Belgians; Belgians
4Proto-Celticbolg-to swell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelgʰ-to bulge, swell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelgʰ-