Where does “bojar” come from?
bojar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese bojo, from Spanish bojar, from Catalan vogir, from Vulgar Latin volgere, from Latin volvere, from Latin volvo, from Proto-Indo-European welw-, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- — to turn, to wind.
Definitions
Ancestry of “bojar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | bojo | bulge |
| 2 | Spanish | bojar | to measure the perimeter of an island; to... |
| 3 | Catalan | vogir | to spin |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | volgere | second-person singular present passive... |
| 5 | Latin | volvere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 6 | Latin | volvo | I roll, tumble |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | welw- | hair, wool, grass, ear , forest; to turn, wind,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | to roll, to undulate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |