Where does “abalar” come from?

abalar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese abalar, from Vulgar Latin advallo, from Latin vallis, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

abalar (Portuguese): to shake; to affect, unsettle, shock

Definitions

  1. to shake; to affect, unsettle, shock

Ancestry of “abalar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseabalar—
2Vulgar Latinadvallo—
3Latinvallisvalley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “abalar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Latin vallis →