Where does “pulleus” come from?
pulleus (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.
pulleus (Finnish): chubbiness, plumpness, rotundity
Definitions
- chubbiness, plumpness, rotundity
Ancestry of “pulleus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pullea | chubby, plump, rotund, round |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pullas | round, thick |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |