Where does “ফুলকপি” come from?

ফুলকপি (Bengali) comes from Bengali কপি, from Portuguese couve, from Old Portuguese couve, from Old Portuguese coue, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.

ফুলকপি (Bengali): cauliflower

Definitions

  1. cauliflower

Ancestry of “ফুলকপি”, step by step

ফুলকপি traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali কপি

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliকপিcabbage
2Portuguesecouvekale; cabbage; couves
3Old Portuguesecouve—
4Old Portuguesecoue—
5Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
6Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós—

via Bengali ফুল

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliফুলflower
2Sanskritफुल्लflower; inflated, expanded; flowery, abundant in...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós →Every word from Ancient Greek καυλός →Every word from Latin caulis →