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
- silent letter
Ancestry of “letrang bulakbol”, step by step
letrang bulakbol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog bulakbol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | bulakbol | truancy from school or work |
| 2 | English | blackball | A rejection; a vote against admitting someone; A... |
| 3 | English | Ball | surname |
| 4 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 5 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 6 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 7 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 8 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |
via Tagalog letra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | letra | letter of the alphabet |
| 2 | Spanish | letra | letter; handwriting; lyrics |
| 3 | Latin | littera | a letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,... |
| 4 | Latin | lītera | — |
| 5 | Old Latin | leitera | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |