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Where does “pullataikina” come from?

pullataikina (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-.

pullataikina (Finnish): sweet wheat dough used for baking "pulla", a...

Definitions

  1. sweet wheat dough used for baking "pulla", a...

Ancestry of “pullataikina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpullacardamom bread, "also" pulla; ball; as headword...
2Swedishbullea bun; a small bread roll; a taxi, a cab
3Old Norsebolligoblet, cup
4Proto-Germanicbullôround object; ball; bowl
5Proto-Germanicballôball
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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