Where does “kukła” come from?

kukła (Polish) comes from Russian ку́кла, from Old East Slavic 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.

kukła (Polish): effigy

Definitions

  1. effigy

Ancestry of “kukła”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianку́клаdoll
2Old East Slavicкукла—
3Byzantine Greekκούκλαdoll, puppet
4LatincucullaAlternative form of cucullus
5Latincucullusa covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical...
6Proto-Indo-EuropeankuH-l-—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “kukła”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l- →Every word from Latin cucullus →