Where does “bolacha” come from?
bolacha (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese bolo, from Portuguese bola, from Old Occitan bola, from Latin bulla, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
bolacha (Portuguese): biscuit, cookie, cracker; a slap or blow;...
Definitions
- biscuit, cookie, cracker; a slap or blow;...
Ancestry of “bolacha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | bolo | cake; bunch, heap, mass; prize, reward |
| 2 | Portuguese | bola | ball, sphere, round object; ball; fat person |
| 3 | Old Occitan | bola | — |
| 4 | Latin | bulla | a bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |