Where does “bulëz” come from?

bulëz (Albanian) comes from Albanian bulë, from Proto-Albanian bulā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bulëz (Albanian): bubble

Definitions

  1. bubble

Ancestry of “bulëz”, step by step

bulëz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian bulë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianbulëbud, sprout, shoot
2Proto-Albanianbulā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Albanian zë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianzëvoice; characteristic sound of something;...
2Old Albanianzan—
3Proto-Albaniandžeina—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰendʰ-ulcer, sore, abscess, boil; sore, ulcer, abscess,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ- →