Where does “bwl” come from?

bwl (Middle Persian) comes from Middle English boule, from Old French boule, from Latin bulla, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bwl (Middle Persian): reddish-brown, bay; reddish-brown, bay, chestnut

Definitions

  1. reddish-brown, bay; reddish-brown, bay, chestnut

Ancestry of “bwl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishboule—
2Old Frenchbouleball
3Latinbullaa bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bwl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Latin bulla →