Where does “pula” come from?

pula (English) comes from Polish pula, from French poule, from Vulgar Latin pulla, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

pula (English): Rain, used as an expression of greeting or good...

Definitions

  1. Rain, used as an expression of greeting or good...

Ancestry of “pula”, step by step

pula traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish pula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpulapool
2Frenchpoulehen; chick, bird; pool
3Vulgar Latinpullanominative feminine singular of pullus;...
4LatinpullusA young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray

via Italian pula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpulachaff; the police, the fuzz, the cops
2Latinapludabran; chaff
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

via Northern Sotho pula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Sothopularain
2Proto-Bantumbúdàrain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwós →Every word from Latin pullus →