Where does “bopol” come from?

bopol (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog bobo, from Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

bopol (Tagalog): dull-minded; dim-witted

Definitions

  1. dull-minded; dim-witted

Ancestry of “bopol”, step by step

bopol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog bobo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbobofool; idiot; simpleton; stupid; idiotic
2Spanishbobostupid, silly, naive; A stupid or naive person; a...
3Latinbalbusstammering, stuttering; lisping; fumbling
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-

via Tagalog pulpol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpulpoldull; blunt

Words derived from “bopol

Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb-Every word from Latin balbusEvery word from Spanish bobo
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