Where does “huelga” come from?

huelga (Spanish) comes from Spanish holgar, from Latin follicāre, from Latin follis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

huelga (Spanish): strike

Definitions

  1. strike

Ancestry of “huelga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishholgarto rest (after labor), be idle
2Latinfollicāre—
3Latinfollisbellows; purse, sack, money bag; a small value...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “huelga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ- →