Where does “beļģis” come from?

beļģis (Latvian) comes from Latin Belgae, from Proto-Celtic bolg-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelgʰ- — to bulge, swell.

beļģis (Latvian): Belgian; Belgian; pertaining to Belgium and its...

Definitions

  1. Belgian; Belgian; pertaining to Belgium and its...

Ancestry of “beļģis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinBelgaethe Belgians; Belgians
2Proto-Celticbolg-to swell
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelgʰ-to bulge, swell

Words derived from “beļģis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelgʰ-Every word from Proto-Celtic bolg-Every word from Latin Belgae
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