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.
Ancestry of “Bollywood”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Bollywood | — |
| 2 | English | Hollywood | Resembling or relating to the Hollywood movie... |
| 3 | English | 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 |