Where does “pulya” come from?

pulya (Hungarian) comes from Romanian pui, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

pulya (Hungarian): faint, chicken-hearted, cowardly

Definitions

  1. faint, chicken-hearted, cowardly

Ancestry of “pulya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpuichicken; chick; cub, youngling, nestling, whelp,...
2LatinpullusA young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray

Words derived from “pulya

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwósEvery word from Latin pullus