Proto-Baltic: *bam̂b-al-a- (1) c., *bamb-al-ā̂, -iā̃ f., *bamb-ul-a- c., *bim̂b-al-a- (1) / bim̃b-, -il-a- c.
Meaning: a k. of insect
Lithuanian: bim̃bala-s, bim̃bila-s `Bremse'; bam̃bala-s `Hummel, Maikäfer'
Lettish: bam̃bals, bàmbal̨a, bam̃balis, bam̃bāle, bambuls, bam̃bule, bam̃bulis `Käfer', bim̃bals, bimbars `Bremse'
