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Where does “cebulka” come from?

cebulka (Polish) comes from Polish Cebula, from Old Polish cebula, from Middle High German zibolle, from Old High German zwibollo, from Latin cēpulla, from Latin -ulus — Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...

cebulka (Polish): Diminutive of cebula; bulb; hair follicle

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of cebula; bulb; hair follicle

Ancestry of “cebulka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishCebulaonion
2Old Polishcebula—
3Middle High Germanzibolle—
4Old High Germanzwibolloonion
5Latincēpulla—
6Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
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