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Where does “বেল্জিয়াম” come from?

বেল্জিয়াম (Assamese) comes from English Belgium, from Latin Belgium, from Latin Belgica, from Latin belgicus, from Latin Belgae, from Proto-Celtic bolg-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelgʰ- — to bulge, swell.

Ancestry of “বেল্জিয়াম”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBelgium—
2LatinBelgium—
3LatinBelgica—
4LatinbelgicusBelgic
5LatinBelgaethe Belgians; Belgians
6Proto-Celticbolg-to swell
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelgʰ-to bulge, swell
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