Where does “bobina” come from?

bobina (Portuguese) comes from French bobine, from Latin balbus, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

bobina (Portuguese): spool; bobbin; coil

Definitions

  1. spool; bobbin; coil

Ancestry of “bobina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbobinebobbin; reel, spool; drum
2Latinbalbusstammering, stuttering; lisping; fumbling
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-

Words derived from “bobina

Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb-Every word from Latin balbusEvery word from French bobine