Where does “кукла” come from?
кукла (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.
Ancestry of “кукла”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | кукла | — |
| 2 | Byzantine Greek | κούκλα | doll, puppet |
| 3 | Latin | cuculla | Alternative form of cucullus |
| 4 | Latin | cucullus | a covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kuH-l- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |
Words derived from “кукла”