Where does “botal” come from?
botal (Fiji Hindi) comes from Hindi बोतल, from English bottle, from English bottle and glass, from English arse, from Middle English ars, from Old French arz, from Latin artes, from Latin ars — to fit, to fix, to put together.
botal (Fiji Hindi): bottle
Ancestry of “botal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | बोतल | bottle |
| 2 | English | bottle | A container, typically made of glass or plastic... |
| 3 | English | bottle and glass | — |
| 4 | English | arse | The buttocks or more specifically, the anus; A... |
| 5 | Middle English | ars | arse, anus; bottom, buttocks; plural of art |
| 6 | Old French | arz | — |
| 7 | Latin | artes | second-person singular present active subjunctive... |
| 8 | Latin | ars | art; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | artis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értis | fitting |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |