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Where does “folgar” come from?

folgar (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese folgar, from Latin follicō, from Latin follis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

folgar (Galician): to have time off; to rest, to relax; to rejoice,...

Definitions

  1. to have time off; to rest, to relax; to rejoice,...

Ancestry of “folgar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesefolgar—
2Latinfollicō—
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-—
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