Where does “fila” come from?

fila (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Fülle, from Middle English vulle, from Old High German fullī, from Proto-Germanic fullį̄, from Proto-Indo-European plūno-, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

fila (Serbo-Croatian): stuffing

Definitions

  1. stuffing

Ancestry of “fila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFüllefullness; plentifulness, abundance; filling,...
2Middle Englishvulle—
3Old High Germanfullīfullness
4Proto-Germanicfullį̄fullness
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplūno-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plūno- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullį̄ →