Where does “булка” come from?
булка (Komi-Zyrian) comes from Russian булка, from Polish bułka, from Polish buła, from French boule, from Middle French boule, from Old French bole, from Latin bulla, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
булка (Komi-Zyrian): bread roll, bun
Definitions
- bread roll, bun
Ancestry of “булка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | булка | roll of bread, small loaf; white bread; buttock |
| 2 | Polish | bułka | bread roll, bun, roll |
| 3 | Polish | buła | butterball, fatso |
| 4 | French | boule | ball, globe; bowl; scoop |
| 5 | Middle French | boule | ball |
| 6 | Old French | bole | knob; fraud, deceit, trickery |
| 7 | Latin | bulla | a bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |