Where does “palli” come from?

palli (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.

palli (Estonian): genitive singular of pall; partitive singular of...

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of pall; partitive singular of...

Ancestry of “palli”, step by step

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