Where does “ку́кла” come from?

ку́кла (Russian) comes 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.

ку́кла (Russian): doll

Definitions

  1. doll

Ancestry of “ку́кла”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ку́кла”

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