Where does “бу́лка” come from?
бу́лка (Bulgarian) comes from Russian булка, from Polish bułka, from Polish buła, from French boule, from Middle French boule, from Old French bole, from Latin bulla, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
бу́лка (Bulgarian): bride, young wife
Definitions
- bride, young wife
Ancestry of “бу́лка”, step by step
бу́лка traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian булка
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | булка | roll of bread, small loaf; white bread; buttock |
| 2 | Polish | bułka | bread roll, bun, roll |
| 3 | Polish | buła | butterball, fatso |
| 4 | French | boule | ball, globe; bowl; scoop |
| 5 | Middle French | boule | ball |
| 6 | Old French | bole | knob; fraud, deceit, trickery |
| 7 | Latin | bulla | a bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Bulgarian бу́ла
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | бу́ла | a Muslim woman wearing traditional clothes, covered with a headscarf |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بولا | wife of one’s paternal uncle; lady, miss |
via Bulgarian бу́ло
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | бу́ло | bridal veil cover concealing the bride's face |