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Where does “bulkki” come from?

bulkki (Finnish) comes from English bulk, from Middle English bulk, from Old Norse búlki, from Proto-Germanic bulkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

bulkki (Finnish): bulk

Definitions

  1. bulk

Ancestry of “bulkki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbulkSize, specifically, volume; Any huge body or...
2Middle Englishbulk—
3Old Norsebúlkithe freight or the cargo of a ship
4Proto-Germanicbulkôbeam, pile, heap
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

Words derived from “bulkki”

  • bulkkitavara
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