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Where does “bolgā” come from?

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

bolgā (Gaulish): bag, sack

Definitions

  1. bag, sack

Ancestry of “bolgā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbolgossack, bag; stomach
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bolgā”

  • budget
  • budgetary
  • extrabudgetary
  • nonbudgetary
  • overbudget
  • prebudget
  • budgeter
  • budgeteer
  • bouget
  • budgetarily
  • megabudget
  • underbudget
  • nonbudget
  • microbudget
  • budgetwise
  • budgetless
  • minibudget
  • midbudget
  • antibudget
  • bolgia
  • bulga
  • budget
  • bolgia
  • бюджет
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