Where does “Belġju” come from?

Belġju (Maltese) comes from Italian Belgio, from Latin Belgium, from Latin Belgica, from Latin belgicus, from Latin Belgae, from Proto-Celtic bolg-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelgʰ- — to bulge, swell.

Ancestry of “Belġju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianBelgio—
2LatinBelgium—
3LatinBelgica—
4LatinbelgicusBelgic
5LatinBelgaethe Belgians; Belgians
6Proto-Celticbolg-to swell
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelgʰ-to bulge, swell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bolg- →Every word from Latin Belgae →