Where does “baldu” come from?

baldu (Malay) comes from Portuguese veludo, from Spanish velludo, from Catalan vellut, from Latin villūtus, from Latin -utus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

baldu (Malay): velvet fabric

Definitions

  1. velvet fabric

Ancestry of “baldu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseveludovelvet
2Spanishvelludohairy-bodied; felt, velvet
3Catalanvellutvelvet
4Latinvillūtusshaggy, hairy
5Latin-utus
6Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
7Proto-Italic-tus
8Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin -utus
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