Where does “jalgpall” come from?

jalgpall (Estonian) comes from Estonian pall, from Middle Low German bal, from Old Saxon ball, from Northern Sami bállu, from Northern Sami ballát, from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk, from Proto-Samic pëlëtēk, from Proto-Uralic pele- — to fear.

jalgpall (Estonian): football

Definitions

  1. football

Ancestry of “jalgpall”, step by step

jalgpall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian pall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpallball
2Middle Low Germanbal—
3Old Saxonball—
4Northern Samibállutesticle, ball
5Northern Samiballátto become scared
6Proto-Samicpëlājëtēkto become scared
7Proto-Samicpëlëtēkto fear
8Proto-Uralicpele-to fear

via Estonian jälg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianjälgtrail, track; trace, mark
2Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—

Words derived from “jalgpall”

Every word from Proto-Uralic pele- →Every word from Proto-Samic pëlëtēk →Every word from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk →