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Where does “bolador” come from?

bolador (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano bola, from Spanish bola, from Provençal bola, from Latin bulla, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bolador (Cebuano): a caller; the person who stands at the front of...

Definitions

  1. a caller; the person who stands at the front of...

Ancestry of “bolador”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobolaball, sphere
2Spanishbolaball; hitchhiking, free ride; testicle
3Provençalbola—
4Latinbullaa bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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