Where does “rodaballo” come from?

rodaballo (Spanish) comes from Proto-Celtic ballos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

rodaballo (Spanish): turbot

Definitions

  1. turbot

Ancestry of “rodaballo”, step by step

rodaballo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic ballos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticballosmember, penis
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Proto-Celtic rotos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticrotoswheel
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ballos →