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Where does “hulla” come from?

hulla (Spanish) comes from French houille, from Walloon hulhes, from Frankish hukila, from Proto-Indo-European kēwp-.

hulla (Spanish): bituminous coal

Definitions

  1. bituminous coal

Ancestry of “hulla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhouillecoal
2Walloonhulhes—
3Frankishhukilapile, mound
4Proto-Indo-Europeankēwp-—

Words derived from “hulla”

  • úyna
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kēwp- →