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Where does “búlki” come from?

búlki (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic bulkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

búlki (Old Norse): the freight or the cargo of a ship

Definitions

  1. the freight or the cargo of a ship

Ancestry of “búlki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbulkôbeam, pile, heap
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

Words derived from “búlki”

  • bulk
  • bulkhead
  • debulk
  • bulkheaded
  • bulker
  • bulklike
  • bulkheading
  • outbulk
  • bulksome
  • overbulk
  • bulkage
  • bulkwise
  • bulken
  • microbulk
  • bulkkitavara
  • bulkki
  • bolke
  • bulk
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