Where does “bulka” come from?
bulka (English) 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-.
bulka (English): A bread roll; a bun
Definitions
- A bread roll; a bun
Ancestry of “bulka”, step by step
bulka traces back through two 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 Ukrainian булка
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | булка | bread roll, bun, roll |