Where does “afoletar” come from?

afoletar (Galician) comes from Galician fol, from Old Occitan fol, from Latin follis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

afoletar (Galician): to pant, gasp

Definitions

  1. to pant, gasp

Ancestry of “afoletar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianfolbag; bellows; bag, sack, goatskin
2Old Occitanfolmad; insane; crazy
3Latinfollisbellows; purse, sack, money bag; a small value...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
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-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-