Where does “pullakka” come from?

pullakka (Finnish) comes from Finnish pullea, from Proto-Finnic pullas, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

pullakka (Finnish): a plump person, a chub

Definitions

  1. a plump person, a chub

Ancestry of “pullakka”, step by step

pullakka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pullea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpulleachubby, plump, rotund, round
2Proto-Finnicpullasround, thick
3Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Finnish akka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishakkahag, crone; woman; wife; hag, witch; queen, bitch
2Proto-Finnicakkaold woman

Words derived from “pullakka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →