Where does “buwal” come from?
buwal (Tagalog) comes from English voile, from French voile, from Old French voile, from Vulgar Latin vela, from Latin vēlum, from Proto-Italic *wekslom.
buwal (Tagalog): falling flat on the ground of something tall or long
Definitions
- falling flat on the ground of something tall or long
Ancestry of “buwal”, step by step
buwal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English voile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | voile | A light, translucent cotton fabric used for... |
| 2 | French | voile | veil; sail; sailing |
| 3 | Old French | voile | sail |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | vela | synonym of īriō; nominative/accusative/vocative... |
| 5 | Latin | vēlum | a cloth, covering, curtain, veil, awning |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *wekslom | — |
via Proto-Philippine *buál
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | *buál | — |