Where does “abalo” come from?

abalo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese abalar, 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.

abalo (Portuguese): shake; shock; earthquake

Definitions

  1. shake; shock; earthquake

Ancestry of “abalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseabalarto shake; to affect, unsettle, shock
2Old Portugueseabalar—
3Vulgar Latinadvallo—
4Latinvallisvalley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Latin vallis →