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Where does “fals” come from?

fals (English) comes from Arabic فَلْس, from Aramaic פילס / ܦܠܣ / פולסא / ܦܘܠܣܐ, from Ancient Greek φόλλις, from Latin follis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

fals (English): Medieval copper coin first produced by the...

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  1. Medieval copper coin first produced by the...

Ancestry of “fals”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفَلْسfish scale
2Aramaicפילס / ܦܠܣ / פולסא / ܦܘܠܣܐ—
3Ancient Greekφόλλις—
4Latinfollisbellows; purse, sack, money bag; a small value...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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