Where does “boula” come from?

boula (Gallo) comes from Old French boul, from Latin betullus, from Latin betulla, from Gaulish bitu, from Proto-Celtic betwiyos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- — resin, gum.

boula (Gallo): birch

Definitions

  1. birch

Ancestry of “boula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchboulbirch
2Latinbetullus
3Latinbetullabirch tree
4Gaulishbitu
5Proto-Celticbetwiyos
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-resin, gum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷét-Every word from Proto-Celtic betwiyosEvery word from Gaulish bitu