Where does “վոլեյբոլ” come from?
վոլեյբոլ (Armenian) comes from Russian волейбо́л, from English volleyball, from English Ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli — to rise, to be tall; hill.
վոլեյբոլ (Armenian): volleyball
Ancestry of “վոլեյբոլ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | волейбо́л | — |
| 2 | English | volleyball | A game played on a rectangular court between two... |
| 3 | English | Ball | surname |
| 4 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 5 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 6 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 7 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 8 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |