Where does “kula” come from?

kula (Swedish) comes from Old Norse kúla, from Proto-Germanic kūlǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gewl-, from Proto-Indo-European gēw- — to bend, arch.

kula (Swedish): a small ball made of earthenware, glass or a...

Definitions

  1. a small ball made of earthenware, glass or a...

Ancestry of “kula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekúlaswelling; lump, swelling
2Proto-Germanickūlǭbump; hole
3Proto-Indo-Europeangewl-vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch

Words derived from “kula”

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