Where does “poulet” come from?

poulet (French) comes from French poule, from Vulgar Latin pulla, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

poulet (French): chicken; policeman; love letter

Definitions

  1. chicken; policeman; love letter

Ancestry of “poulet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpoulehen; chick, bird; pool
2Vulgar Latinpullanominative feminine singular of pullus;...
3LatinpullusA young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray

Words derived from “poulet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwós →Every word from Latin pullus →