Where does “bola” come from?

bola (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish bola, from Provençal bola, from Latin bulla, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “bola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbolaball; hitchhiking, free ride; testicle
2Provençalbola—
3Latinbullaa bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Latin bulla →