Where does “biljardipallo” come from?

biljardipallo (Finnish) comes from Finnish pallo, from Proto-Germanic ballô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

biljardipallo (Finnish): billiard ball

Definitions

  1. billiard ball

Ancestry of “biljardipallo”, step by step

biljardipallo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pallo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalloball; balloon; orb, sphere, globe
2Proto-Germanicballôball
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Finnish biljardi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbiljardicardinal...
2Swedishbiljardpool, billiards, snooker
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →