Proto-IE: *twel-, *tūl-
Meaning: ball-shaped obj., bush
Old Indian: tū́la- n. `tuft of grass or reeds, panicle of a flower or plant, cotton', tūlā, tūlī f. `cotton; lamp wick (L.)'
Old Greek: tǘlǟ/tǖ́lǟ f. `Wulst, Schwiele, Polster, Pfühl', tǘlo-s m. `Wulst, Schwiele, `Buckel; Pflock, Nagel'
Celtic: MIr tel, tul `Schildbuckel', tulgonach `Schlag, der Beulen gibt'; OIr, MIr telach, tulach `Hügel'
Albanian: tul, pl. -e m. `pulp (of flesh, fruits), soft crumb'
Russ. meaning: предмет округлой формы, куст
References: WP I 706 f
Comments: [May be derived from *tawǝ-].
