Where does “fȁlus” come from?

fȁlus (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Late Latin phallus, from Ancient Greek φαλλός, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

fȁlus (Serbo-Croatian): phallus

Definitions

  1. phallus

Ancestry of “fȁlus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinphallusan iconic phallic figure of the male member borne...
2Ancient Greekφαλλόςpenis; phallus
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Ancient Greek φαλλός →