Where does “болона” come from?

болона (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic bolna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic balˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

болона (Russian): excrescence, gall

Definitions

  1. excrescence, gall

Ancestry of “болона”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbolnamembrane; fadedness
2Proto-Balto-Slavicbalˀnaswhite, bright
3Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic balˀnas →Every word from Proto-Slavic bolna →