Where does “bilă” come from?

bilă (Romanian) comes from Bulgarian било, from Proto-Slavic bidlo, from Proto-Slavic bìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

bilă (Romanian): bile; small, hard ball; thin tree trunk used in...

Definitions

  1. bile; small, hard ball; thin tree trunk used in...

Ancestry of “bilă”, step by step

bilă traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian било

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianбилоmountain crest, ridge; summit, peak, top; apogee
2Proto-Slavicbidlo
3Proto-Slavicbìtito beat
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbī́ˀteito beat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

via French bile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbilebile
2Latinbīlisbile
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bī́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic bìti →
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