Where does “bula” come from?

bula (Tagalog) comes from Spanish bula, from Medieval Latin bulla, from Latin bulla, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bula (Tagalog): foam; bubble; suds; foaming saliva caused by...

Definitions

  1. foam; bubble; suds; foaming saliva caused by...

Ancestry of “bula”, step by step

bula traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish bula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbulabull; strength
2Medieval Latinbullaseal; sealed document; seal capsule; seal",...
3Latinbullaa bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via Malay bolak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybolakprevarication
2Polishbólpain, aching
3Old Polishbólpain
4Proto-SlavicboľьAlternative form of *bȍlь; pain

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbulah
2Proto-Philippine*bulaʀcataract of the eye
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bulaʀcataract of the eye

Words derived from “bula

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Latin bulla