Where does “Bułaj” come from?
Bułaj (Polish) comes from English bullseye, from English Eye, from English -some, from Middle English -som, from Old English sum, from Proto-West Germanic *sum, from Proto-Germanic sumaz, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
Bułaj (Polish): porthole, bullseye, scuttle
Definitions
- porthole, bullseye, scuttle
Ancestry of “Bułaj”, step by step
Bułaj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bullseye
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bullseye | The centre of a target, inside the inner and... |
| 2 | English | Eye | A place name |
| 3 | English | -some | Characterized by some specific condition or... |
| 4 | Middle English | -som | some; having a specific quality |
| 5 | Old English | sum | some |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *sum | some |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sumaz | some (one), a certain (one) |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via Polish buła
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | buła | butterball, fatso |
| 2 | French | boule | ball, globe; bowl; scoop |
| 3 | Middle French | boule | ball |
| 4 | Old French | bole | knob; fraud, deceit, trickery |
| 5 | Latin | bulla | a bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |