Where does “volejbalista” come from?
volejbalista (Czech) comes from Czech volejbal, 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.
volejbalista (Czech): volleyball player
Ancestry of “volejbalista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | volejbal | volleyball |
| 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 |