Where does “bolo” come from?

bolo (Ido) comes from English bowl, from Middle English bolle, from Old English bolla, from Proto-Germanic bullô, from Proto-Germanic ballô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bolo (Ido): bowl

Definitions

  1. bowl

Ancestry of “bolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbowlA roughly hemispherical container used to hold,...
2Middle Englishbollepod; shell
3Old Englishbollabowl
4Proto-Germanicbullôround object; ball; bowl
5Proto-Germanicballôball
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Germanic ballô