Where does “кулеподібний” come from?

кулеподібний (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian ку́ля, from Polish kula, from Middle High German kūle.

кулеподібний (Ukrainian): ball-like, globelike

Definitions

  1. ball-like, globelike

Ancestry of “кулеподібний”, step by step

кулеподібний traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian ку́ля

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianку́ляball, sphere
2Polishkulaball; bullet; crutch
3Middle High Germankūle—

via Ukrainian поді́бний

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianподі́бнийsimilar, alike
2Proto-Slavic*podobьnъsimilar
Every word from Middle High German kūle →Every word from Polish kula →Every word from Ukrainian ку́ля →