Where does “bolla” come from?

bolla (Cornish) comes from Middle English bolle, from Old English bolla, from Proto-Germanic bullô, from Proto-Germanic ballô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bolla (Cornish): bowl

Definitions

  1. bowl

Ancestry of “bolla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbollepod; shell
2Old Englishbollabowl
3Proto-Germanicbullôround object; ball; bowl
4Proto-Germanicballôball
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ballô →
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