Where does “foaleș” come from?

foaleș (Romanian) comes from Romanian foale, from Latin follis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

foaleș (Romanian): big-bellied

Definitions

  1. big-bellied

Ancestry of “foaleș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfoalebellows; abdomen, belly, paunch
2Latinfollisbellows; purse, sack, money bag; a small value...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ- →