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Where does “puli” come from?

puli (Finnish) comes from Finnish pulituuri, from Swedish polityr, from French politure.

puli (Finnish): drunkard, sot; puli

Definitions

  1. drunkard, sot; puli

Ancestry of “puli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpulituuriFrench polish
2Swedishpolityr—
3Frenchpoliture—
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