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
Ancestry of “fila”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Fülle | fullness; plentifulness, abundance; filling,... |
| 2 | Middle English | vulle | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fullī | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fullį̄ | fullness |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plūno- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |