Where does “кукле” come from?
кукле (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian кукла, from Byzantine Greek κούκλα, from Latin cuculla, from Latin cucullus, from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
Ancestry of “кукле”, step by step
кукле traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Macedonian кукла
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macedonian | кукла | doll, puppet; pretty girl |
| 2 | Byzantine Greek | κούκλα | doll, puppet |
| 3 | Latin | cuculla | Alternative form of cucullus |
| 4 | Latin | cucullus | a covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kuH-l- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |
via Macedonian е
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macedonian | е | and?; The name of the Cyrillic-script letter Е;... |