Where does “builg” come from?

builg (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish bolg, from Proto-Celtic bolgos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

builg (Old Irish): genitive singular of bolg; nominative plural of...

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of bolg; nominative plural of...

Ancestry of “builg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbolgbelly, stomach; bag, satchel; bellows
2Proto-Celticbolgossack, bag; stomach
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ- →