Where does “yelo” come from?

yelo (Masbatenyo) comes from Spanish hielo, from Spanish yelo, from Latin gelū, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

yelo (Masbatenyo): ice

Definitions

  1. ice

Ancestry of “yelo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhieloice
2Spanishyelo
3Latingelūfrost
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel-