Where does “imbalido” come from?

imbalido (Tagalog) comes from Spanish inválido, from Latin invalidus, from Latin validus, from Latin valeō, from Proto-Italic walēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

imbalido (Tagalog): invalid; void

Definitions

  1. invalid; void

Ancestry of “imbalido”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishinválidoinvalid; void
2Latininvalidusinfirm, impotent, weak, feeble
3Latinvalidusstrong; healthy, well; worthy
4Latinvaleōto have strength, influence, power; to avail
5Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁-