*w-l/r- “to turn, wrap, (thus:) cover”
PMA vala “to turn” Sanskrit, also valana “revolving” valayita “surrounded, encircled” vara “enclosing, circumference” vari “enclosure for catching elephants” var-tula “circle” IENH 486: *w[a|ë]ly- “to turn, to roll, to revolve” Proto-Nostratic *w(e|o)l- “to turn, to roll, to revolve” Proto-IndoEuropean *w[a|ë]l- “to revolve” Proto-AfroAsiatic *val- “to circle around, to surround; (n.) ring,bracelet, circle” Proto-Dravidian EIEC *wel- “turn, wind, roll” fillid “bends” Old Irish goalenn “green twig” Breton volv- “roll, turn” Latin vi:l “intestine” Old Norse wielwan “roll, turn over” Old English walwjan “roll, rotate” Gothic veliù “full or mill (cloth); felt (hats)” Lithuanian velt “roll, rotate” Latvian valiti “roll” Old Church Slavonian vjell “vomit” Albanian eiléo: “turn, wind” Greek gelum “turn, wind” Armenian válati “turns” Sanskrit walyi “worms, maggots” TokharianA yelyi “worms, maggots” TokharianB PMS bila “to turn” Sumerian PMA vila- “to turn” Kiriwina vi-viri- “to turn” Anuki vira- “to turn” Proto-Milne Bay baling- Philippines fariu- Makatea -bilih- Vinmavis -bil- Bonga., Tonga., Makura -bilo- Lameno firiu- Fila, Mele poria- Morouas, Penatsiro fuli- Proto-Polynesian baliq- Proto-Austronesian pulih- Proto-Austronesian bulay- “to revolve” Philippines bilugan- “to encircle” Philippines bilog- “circle” Philippines bilig- “embryo, cataract” Philippines balantok- “arch” Philippines balangaw- “rainbow” Philippines piru- “to surround” Saa, Ulawa pulo- “to turn” Saa, Ulawa buro- “to turn, roll, whirl” Arosi PMA vara “to cover, conceal, clothe, surround, encompass” Sanskrit, also vri “to cover”, and varna “covering, exterior, appearance” vara, bala “hair”, (see above) vali “wrinkled skin, thatched roof” val-ka “bark of tree” va-vri “covering, vesture” var-man “envelope, armor, shelter” vala “cave, enclosure” vara “to keep, ward off” vari “enclosure” EIEC *wer- “surround, cover, contain” *wer-no > ferenn “girdle, belt” Old Irish *ap-wer-yo > aperio: “open, uncover” Latin verja “hinder, forbid” Old Norse werian “guard, hinder, forbid” Old English wer[r|i]en “hinder, forbid” Old High German warjan “hinder, forbid” Gothic varr “grave” Albanian *weru- erumai “protect” Greek warrai- “come to aid” Hittite aiwi-vërënvaiti “conceals” Avestan vrnoti “covers, surrounds” Sanskrit EHWL veru “cover” Etruscan CAIEH 58 *bilit Proto-Austronesian bilit “wrap around” Ngaju fili “be wrapped up” Samoan PMA bala-balan- “to cover” Philippines balot- “to cover” Philippines buru- “to cover” Arosi pulou- “to cover” Nanumea, Samoa poreku- “to cover” Maori bala-bal- “wrap” Philippines baluti- “armor” Philippines pori- “wrinkled skin” Maori balat- “skin” Philippines baro- “clothing, dress” Philippines pulunga- “skin” Hukua, Valpei firi-k- “skin” Polonombauk, Butmas wiri-k- “skin” Tautu bulbuluk- “skin” Atchin, Vao ble-k- “skin” Mae wili-ri- “skin” Port Vato na-wili- “skin” Pwele, Siviri balunan- “skin” Proto-Austronesian balunang- “skin” Proto-Polynesian bale- “house” common Polynesian and Melanesian, Kapampangan fare- “house” Aniwa, Futuna, Makatea, Tahiti vale- “house” Florida, Aurora, Leper's Is. Vaturana, Torres Is. whare- “house” Maori volo- “hair” Malagasy (see “balah” above) vara “day” Sanskrit, possibly due to revolution of sun (see vara above) wari, vagi,- “day” Indonesia, Formosa Proto-Austronesian wari-a- “day after tomorrow” Proto-Oceanic wari-a- “day before yesterday” Proto-Oceanic wari-nsa- “day before yesterday” Proto-East Oceanic varani- “day” Doura warai- “yesterday” Isabi varang- “sun” Wogeo warang- “sun” Kairiru vara- “sun” Molima Back