Where does “rabalbu” come from?

rabalbu (Asturian) comes from Asturian albu, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

rabalbu (Asturian): (of an animal) with a white-coloured tail

Definitions

  1. (of an animal) with a white-coloured tail

Ancestry of “rabalbu”, step by step

rabalbu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Asturian albu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturianalbuonly used in some adjectives as suffix
2LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
3Proto-Italicalβoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite

via Asturian rabu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturianrabutail
2Latinrāpumturnip
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrap-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos