Where does “bovül” come from?

bovül (Volapük) comes from Volapük -ül, from Volapük mul — month.

bovül (Volapük): cup

Definitions

  1. cup

Ancestry of “bovül”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapük-üloffspring, young (of an animal), young organism (animal or plant) (e.g., torül = young bull, bullock; kunül = young cow, heifer; lupül = wolf cub)
2Volapükmulmonth
Every word from Volapük mul →Every word from Volapük -ül →
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