Where does “bolla” come from?
bolla (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic bullô, from Proto-Germanic ballô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
bolla (Old Frisian): goblet
Ancestry of “bolla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | bullô | round object; ball; bowl |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ballô | ball |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “bolla”