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
Ancestry of “bulkki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bulk | Size, specifically, volume; Any huge body or... |
| 2 | Middle English | bulk | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | búlki | the freight or the cargo of a ship |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bulkô | beam, pile, heap |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵ- | to balk, beam |
Words derived from “bulkki”