Where does “pakkopulla” come from?
pakkopulla (Finnish) 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-.
pakkopulla (Finnish): the obligatory bun; a Finnish custom is that visitors to a household bring food to be shared with the hosts, and typically this is in the form of pulla to be enjoyed with coffee provided by the hosts
Definitions
- the obligatory bun; a Finnish custom is that visitors to a household bring food to be shared with the hosts, and typically this is in the form of pulla to be enjoyed with coffee provided by the hosts
Ancestry of “pakkopulla”, step by step
pakkopulla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pulla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pulla | cardamom bread, "also" pulla; ball; as headword... |
| 2 | Swedish | bulle | a bun; a small bread roll; a taxi, a cab |
| 3 | Old Norse | bolli | goblet, cup |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bullô | round object; ball; bowl |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ballô | ball |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |