Where does “belar” come from?

belar (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish velar, from Latin vēlāris, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

Ancestry of “belar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvelarvelar; to veil; to conceal, cover, hide
2Latinvēlārisof or relating to cloths, veils or curtains
3Latin-ārisfirst conjugation
4Latin-ālis
5Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis
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