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Where does “pulla” come from?

pulla (English) comes from Finnish pulla, from Swedish bulle, from Old Norse bolli, from Proto-Germanic bullô, from Proto-Germanic ballô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

pulla (English): A sweet, leavened baked good made of wheat and...

Definitions

  1. A sweet, leavened baked good made of wheat and...

Ancestry of “pulla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpullacardamom bread, "also" pulla; ball; as headword...
2Swedishbullea bun; a small bread roll; a taxi, a cab
3Old Norsebolligoblet, cup
4Proto-Germanicbullôround object; ball; bowl
5Proto-Germanicballôball
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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