Where does “bulakbol” come from?
bulakbol (Waray-Waray) 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.
bulakbol (Waray-Waray): truant
Definitions
- truant
Ancestry of “bulakbol”, step by step
| 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 |