Where does “pulla” come from?

pulla (Finnish) comes 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-.

pulla (Finnish): cardamom bread, "also" pulla; ball; as headword...

Definitions

  1. cardamom bread, "also" pulla; ball; as headword...

Ancestry of “pulla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbullea bun; a small bread roll; a taxi, a cab
2Old Norsebolligoblet, cup
3Proto-Germanicbullôround object; ball; bowl
4Proto-Germanicballôball
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “pulla”

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