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Where does “bʰelǵʰ-” come from?

bʰelǵʰ- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bʰelǵʰ- (Proto-Indo-European): to swell

Definitions

  1. to swell

Ancestry of “bʰelǵʰ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bʰelǵʰ-”

  • budget
  • fool
  • foolish
  • folly
  • belly
  • foul
  • fowl
  • follies
  • budgetary
  • bolster
  • foolishly
  • bellows
  • fooling
  • follicle
  • foal
  • billowing
  • fouling
  • foolhardy
  • billow
  • afoul
  • fowling
  • foolproof
  • billowy
  • underbelly
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