Where does “beli” come from?

beli (Romanian) comes from Latin vello, from Proto-Italic welnō, from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.

beli (Romanian): to skin, flay, excoriate; to rob; to fleece

Definitions

  1. to skin, flay, excoriate; to rob; to fleece

Ancestry of “beli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvelloI pluck out; I depilate; I pull or tear down; I...
2Proto-Italicwelnōto pull, tear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike

Words derived from “beli”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- →Every word from Proto-Italic welnō →Every word from Latin vello →