Where does “polo” come from?
Polo is a borrowing from Balti པོ་ལོ, a word of unknown ultimate origin.
polo (English): A ball game where two teams of players on...
Definitions
- A ball game where two teams of players on...
Ancestry of “polo”, step by step
polo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Balti པོ་ལོ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balti | པོ་ལོ | ball |
via Balti پولو
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balti | پولو | ball |