Where does “bȕla” come from?
bȕla (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Medieval Latin bulla, from Latin bulla, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
bȕla (Serbo-Croatian): a Muslim woman in harem pants or covered with a headscarf
Definitions
- a Muslim woman in harem pants or covered with a headscarf
Ancestry of “bȕla”, step by step
bȕla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Medieval Latin bulla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | bulla | seal; sealed document; seal capsule; seal",... |
| 2 | Latin | bulla | a bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Ottoman Turkish بولا
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بولا | wife of one’s paternal uncle; lady, miss |