Where does “pilotaleku” come from?

pilotaleku (Basque) comes from Basque pilota, from Spanish pelota, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

pilotaleku (Basque): jai alai court

Definitions

  1. jai alai court

Ancestry of “pilotaleku”, step by step

pilotaleku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque pilota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquepilotajai alai
2Spanishpelotaball; ball game; testicle
3Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
4Latinpīlusa hair
5Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
6Proto-Italicpistlom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

via Basque leku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquelekuplace; position; surroundings
2Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
3Old Latinstlocus—
4Proto-Italicstlokos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →