Where does “betulla” come from?

betulla (Latin) comes from Gaulish bitu, from Proto-Celtic betwiyos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- — resin, gum.

betulla (Latin): birch tree

Definitions

  1. birch tree

Ancestry of “betulla”, step by step

betulla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Gaulish bitu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishbitu—
2Proto-Celticbetwiyos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-resin, gum

via Gaulish betua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishbetuabirch

Words derived from “betulla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- →Every word from Proto-Celtic betwiyos →Every word from Gaulish bitu →