Where does “boxo” come from?

boxo (Galician) comes from Gaulish bolgā, from Proto-Celtic bolgos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

boxo (Galician): belly; something resembling a belly, a...

Definitions

  1. belly; something resembling a belly, a...

Ancestry of “boxo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishbolgābag, sack
2Proto-Celticbolgossack, bag; stomach
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ- →