Where does “letrang bulakbol” come from?

letrang bulakbol (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog bulakbol, from English blackball, from English Ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli — to rise, to be tall; hill.

letrang bulakbol (Tagalog): silent letter

Definitions

  1. silent letter

Ancestry of “letrang bulakbol”, step by step

letrang bulakbol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog bulakbol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbulakboltruancy from school or work
2EnglishblackballA rejection; a vote against admitting someone; A...
3EnglishBallsurname
4Middle EnglishbalA ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,...
5Old Englishbeallball
6EnglishbealA small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather...
7Old Englishhyllhill
8Albanianhullifurrow
9Proto-Germanichullizhill
10Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hníshill
11Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill

via Tagalog letra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogletraletter of the alphabet
2Spanishletraletter; handwriting; lyrics
3Latinlitteraa letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,...
4Latinlītera
5Old Latinleitera
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kl̥HnísEvery word from Proto-Germanic hulliz