Where does “pullistua” come from?
pullistua (Finnish) comes from Finnish pullistaa, from Finnish pullea, from Proto-Finnic pullas, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
pullistua (Finnish): to protrude, bulge outward; to balloon
Definitions
- to protrude, bulge outward; to balloon
Ancestry of “pullistua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pullistaa | to puff out |
| 2 | Finnish | pullea | chubby, plump, rotund, round |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pullas | round, thick |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
Words derived from “pullistua”