Where does “baila” come from?

baila (Portuguese) comes from Spanish valla, from Latin valla, from Latin vallum, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

baila (Portuguese): what's being commented or mentioned

Definitions

  1. what's being commented or mentioned

Ancestry of “baila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvallafence; barricade; obstacle
2Latinvallanominative plural of vāllum; accusative plural of...
3Latinvallumwall, rampart, entrenchment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Latin vallum →Every word from Latin valla →