Where does “kukiełka” come from?

kukiełka (Polish) comes from Polish kukła, 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.

kukiełka (Polish): dupe, front man, puppet, stooge, straw man

Definitions

  1. dupe, front man, puppet, stooge, straw man

Ancestry of “kukiełka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkukłaeffigy
2Russianку́клаdoll
3Old East Slavicкукла—
4Byzantine Greekκούκλαdoll, puppet
5LatincucullaAlternative form of cucullus
6Latincucullusa covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical...
7Proto-Indo-EuropeankuH-l-—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l- →Every word from Latin cucullus →