Where does “bokal” come from?
bokal (Cebuano) comes from Spanish vocal, from Latin vōcālis, from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
bokal (Cebuano): a sound produced by the vocal cords with...
Definitions
- a sound produced by the vocal cords with...
Ancestry of “bokal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | vocal | vowel; voter, member with vote rights; by means... |
| 2 | Latin | vōcālis | — |
| 3 | Latin | vōx | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wōks | voice |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |