Where does “πουλλίν” come from?
πουλλίν (Byzantine Greek) comes from Koine Greek πουλλίον, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.
Ancestry of “πουλλίν”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Koine Greek | πουλλίον | — |
| 2 | Latin | pullus | A young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |
Words derived from “πουλλίν”