Where does “jalgpalliväljak” come from?
jalgpalliväljak (Estonian) comes from Estonian jalgpall, 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 — to fear.
jalgpalliväljak (Estonian): football pitch, soccer field
Definitions
- football pitch, soccer field
Ancestry of “jalgpalliväljak”, step by step
jalgpalliväljak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian jalgpall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | jalgpall | football |
| 2 | Estonian | pall | ball |
| 3 | Middle Low German | bal | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | ball | — |
| 5 | Northern Sami | bállu | testicle, ball |
| 6 | Northern Sami | ballát | to become scared |
| 7 | Proto-Samic | pëlājëtēk | to become scared |
| 8 | Proto-Samic | pëlëtēk | to fear |
| 9 | Proto-Uralic | pele- | to fear |
via Estonian väljak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | väljak | square, plaza open space in a town |