Where does “sula” come from?

sula (Swedish) comes from Old French sole, from Vulgar Latin sola, from Latin solea, from Latin sōlum, from Proto-Indo-European swol- — sole; sole of the foot.

sula (Swedish): sole, the bottom of a shoe; a booby; a bird of...

Definitions

sole, the bottom of a shoe; a booby; a bird of...

Ancestry of “sula”, step by step

sula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French sole

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	sole	oblique/nominative feminine singular of sol
2	Vulgar Latin	sola	nominative plural of solum; accusative plural of...
3	Latin	solea	sandal; sole of a shoe
4	Latin	sōlum	bottom, ground, base, foundation, bed
5	Proto-Indo-European	swol-	sole; sole of the foot

via Old Norse súla

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	súla	pillar, column
2	Proto-Germanic	sūliz	beam, post; column, pillar
3	Proto-Indo-European	ḱsewl-	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	ḱsew-	to scrape, shave, sharpen

Words derived from “sula”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swol- →Every word from Latin sōlum →Every word from Latin solea →