Where does “βετούλη” come from?

βετούλη (Greek) comes from Translingual Betula, from Latin betula, from Gaulish bitu, from Proto-Celtic betwiyos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- — resin, gum.

βετούλη (Greek): A birch, a tree of the genus Betula

Definitions

  1. A birch, a tree of the genus Betula

Ancestry of “βετούλη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualBetulagenus
2Latinbetulabirch tree
3Gaulishbitu—
4Proto-Celticbetwiyos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-resin, gum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- →Every word from Proto-Celtic betwiyos →Every word from Gaulish bitu →