Where does “bulla” come from?

bulla (Irish) comes from Old Irish bulla, from Latin bulla, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bulla (Irish): buoy; bulla; bull

Definitions

  1. buoy; bulla; bull

Ancestry of “bulla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbulla—
2Latinbullaa bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Latin bulla →