Etymology

bulka

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Today it means: A bread roll; a bun. Full definition →

Polish bułka ← ru,uk бу́лка ← Yiddish בולקע
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The story

  1. Yiddish · borrowed fromבולקע
  2. ru,uk · borrowed fromбу́лка
  3. Polish · borrowed frombułka
  4. English todaybulka

From Polish bułka, Russian and Ukrainian бу́лка (búlka), and Yiddish בולקע (bulke).

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