Where does “pulpecik” come from?

pulpecik (Polish) comes from Polish pulpet, from Italian polpetta, from Italian polpa, from Latin pulpa, from Old Latin pelpa, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Ancestry of “pulpecik”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Polish	pulpet	a meatball
2	Italian	polpetta	meatball; rissole
3	Italian	polpa	pulp; flesh
4	Latin	pulpa	the soft part of an animal's body; flesh; the...
5	Old Latin	pelpa	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	pel-	to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Old Latin pelpa →Every word from Latin pulpa →