Where does “bulantubig” come from?

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

bulantubig (Tagalog): orange color/colour

Definitions

  1. orange color/colour

Ancestry of “bulantubig”, step by step

bulantubig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog bula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbulafoam; bubble; suds; foaming saliva caused by...
2Spanishbulabull; strength
3Medieval Latinbullaseal; sealed document; seal capsule; seal",...
4Latinbullaa bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via Tagalog tubig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtubigwater; talkative and dishonest
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tubiʀdeep place in the water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Latin bulla
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