Where does “jalka” come from?

jalka (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.

jalka (Estonian): footy, footie

Definitions

  1. footy, footie

Ancestry of “jalka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianjalgpallfootball
2Estonianpallball
3Middle Low Germanbal—
4Old Saxonball—
5Northern Samibállutesticle, ball
6Northern Samiballátto become scared
7Proto-Samicpëlājëtēkto become scared
8Proto-Samicpëlëtēkto fear
9Proto-Uralicpele-to fear
Every word from Proto-Uralic pele- →Every word from Proto-Samic pëlëtēk →Every word from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk →