Where does “pullantuoksu” come from?
pullantuoksu (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-.
pullantuoksu (Finnish): the smell or aroma of (freshly baked) pulla
Definitions
- the smell or aroma of (freshly baked) pulla
Ancestry of “pullantuoksu”, step by step
pullantuoksu 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- | — |
via Finnish tuoksu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tuoksu | aroma, odour, smell, scent, whiff; fragrance,... |
| 2 | Finnish | tuoksua | To smell; Partitive singular form of tuoksu |
| 3 | Finnish | tuoda | to bring, get; to import |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | toodak | to bring |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | toxe- | to bring, give |
| 6 | Hungarian | -ik | Specifies "which" one of a specific set of... |