Where does “кукольный” come from?
кукольный (Russian) 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.
кукольный (Russian): doll; puppet
Ancestry of “кукольный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | ку́кла | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | кукла | — |
| 3 | Byzantine Greek | κούκλα | doll, puppet |
| 4 | Latin | cuculla | Alternative form of cucullus |
| 5 | Latin | cucullus | a covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kuH-l- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |