Where does “bobina” come from?
bobina (Galician) comes from French bobine, from Latin balbus, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.
bobina (Galician): bobbin, reel, spool
Ancestry of “bobina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | bobine | bobbin; reel, spool; drum |
| 2 | Latin | balbus | stammering, stuttering; lisping; fumbling |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |
Words derived from “bobina”