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

puli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pulituuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpulituuriFrench polish
2Swedishpolityr—
3Frenchpoliture—

via Hungarian puli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianpuliPuli a Hungarian sheepdog with a distinctive thick, corded coat
2Hungarianpudlipoodle
Every word from French politure →Every word from Swedish polityr →Every word from Finnish pulituuri →