Where does “كرة الطاولة” come from?
كرة الطاولة (Arabic) comes from Arabic كُرَة, from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴, from Ancient Greek Ἴων, from Ancient Greek Ἰᾱ́ϝων — Ionian.
كرة الطاولة (Arabic): table tennis, ping pong
Ancestry of “كرة الطاولة”, step by step
كرة الطاولة traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic كُرَة
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | كُرَة | ball; a ball, a mass, a clump; a ball, a mass, a... |
| 2 | Old Persian | 𐎹𐎢𐎴 | Ionia |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἴων | one of the Ionians; a native or inhabitant of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἰᾱ́ϝων | Ionian |
via Arabic طَاوِلَة
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | طَاوِلَة | — |
| 2 | Italian | tavola | table; board, panel, plank, slab; plate |
| 3 | Latin | tabula | tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *taðlā | board |