Where does “biljardisali” come from?

biljardisali (Finnish) comes from Finnish sali, from Swedish säl, from Old Norse selr, from Proto-Germanic selhaz, from Proto-Indo-European selk- — to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw.

biljardisali (Finnish): billiard room, billiard hall

Definitions

  1. billiard room, billiard hall

Ancestry of “biljardisali”, step by step

biljardisali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsalihall; A large room, often one in which dinners...
2Swedishsäla seal
3Old Norseselrseal; second-person singular present indicative...
4Proto-Germanicselhazseal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw

via Finnish biljardi

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