Where does “bolʔto” come from?

bolʔto (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰol-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “bolʔto”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Indo-European	bʰol-	to sound, to speak, to roar, to bark; shiny,...
2	Proto-Indo-European	bʰleh₃-	bloom, flower
3	Proto-Indo-European	bʰel-	to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4	Proto-Indo-European	bʰōl-	—

Words derived from “bolʔto”

bolts

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