Where does “basketbalistka” come from?
basketbalistka (Czech) comes from Czech basketbalista, from Czech basketbal, from English basketball, from English Ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll — to rise, to be tall; hill.
basketbalistka (Czech): female basketball player
Definitions
- female basketball player
Ancestry of “basketbalistka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | basketbalista | basketball player, basketballer |
| 2 | Czech | basketbal | basketball |
| 3 | English | basketball | A sport in which two opposing teams of five... |
| 4 | English | Ball | surname |
| 5 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 6 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 7 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 8 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 9 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |