Where does “bole” come from?
bole (Albanian) comes from Albanian bolle, from Proto-Albanian bālnai, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
bole (Albanian): testicles
Ancestry of “bole”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | bolle | testicles |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | bālnai | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |