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Where does “bułka” come from?

bułka (Polish) comes from Polish buła, from French boule, from Middle French boule, from Old French bole, from Latin bulla, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “bułka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbuła—
2Frenchbouleball, globe; bowl; scoop
3Middle Frenchbouleball
4Old Frenchboleknob; fraud, deceit, trickery
5Latinbullaa bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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