Where does “Bollywood” come from?
Bollywood (Cebuano) comes from English Bollywood, from English Hollywood, from English Wood, from English Frog, from Portuguese froco, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô — to fly, flow, run.
Bollywood (Cebuano): Bollywood; the Hindi film industry located in Mumbai, India
Definitions
- Bollywood; the Hindi film industry located in Mumbai, India
Ancestry of “Bollywood”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bollywood | The Hindi-language film industry located in Mumbai |
| 2 | English | Hollywood | Resembling or relating to the Hollywood movie... |
| 3 | English | Wood | An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood |
| 4 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 5 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 6 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 7 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |