Where does “bollakaka” come from?

bollakaka (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bolli, from Old Norse bolli, from Proto-Germanic bullô, from Proto-Germanic ballô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bollakaka (Icelandic): cupcake

Definitions

  1. cupcake

Ancestry of “bollakaka”, step by step

bollakaka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic bolli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbollia drinking cup
2Old Norsebolligoblet, cup
3Proto-Germanicbullôround object; ball; bowl
4Proto-Germanicballôball
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Icelandic kaka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickakaa cake; a cookie
2Old Norsekakacake
3Proto-Germanickakǭcake
4Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ballô →