Where does “butxaca” come from?

butxaca (Catalan) comes from Gaulish bulga, from Proto-Celtic bolgos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

butxaca (Catalan): pocket

Definitions

  1. pocket

Ancestry of “butxaca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishbulgaleather bag
2Proto-Celticbolgossack, bag; stomach
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “butxaca”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ- →