Where does “bȏl” come from?

bȏl (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Latin vallum, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

Ancestry of “bȏl”, step by step

bȏl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin vallum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvallumwall, rampart, entrenchment
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

via Proto-Slavic boľь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-SlavicboľьAlternative form of *bȍlь; pain

Words derived from “bȏl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Latin vallum →