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Where does “бол” come from?

бол (Bulgarian) comes from Greek μπόλι, from Ancient Greek ἐμβόλιον, from Ancient Greek ἔμβολος, from Ancient Greek ἐμβάλλω, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

бол (Bulgarian): pain, ache; sick person; much

Definitions

  1. pain, ache; sick person; much

Ancestry of “бол”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekμπόλιgraft; vaccine
2Ancient Greekἐμβόλιον—
3Ancient GreekἔμβολοςA peg, stopper; linchpin
4Ancient Greekἐμβάλλωto throw in, cast in; to put into; to bring
5Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
6Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
7Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
8Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
9Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
10Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
11Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “бол”

  • главоболие
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