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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

  1. to protrude, bulge outward; to balloon

Ancestry of “pullistua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpullistaato puff out
2Finnishpulleachubby, plump, rotund, round
3Proto-Finnicpullasround, thick
4Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “pullistua”

  • välilevypullistuma
  • pullistuma
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