Where does “eväpallopää” come from?
eväpallopää (Finnish) comes from Finnish pallopää, from Finnish pallo, from Proto-Germanic ballô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
eväpallopää (Finnish): long-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melas species of pilot whale found in Arctic, Antarctic and North Atlantic Oceans, distinguished by its long dorsal fin
Definitions
- long-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melas species of pilot whale found in Arctic, Antarctic and North Atlantic Oceans, distinguished by its long dorsal fin
Ancestry of “eväpallopää”, step by step
eväpallopää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pallopää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pallopää | short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus one of the two species of cetaceans in the genus |
| 2 | Finnish | pallo | ball; balloon; orb, sphere, globe |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ballô | ball |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |