Where does “geishapallo” come from?
geishapallo (Finnish) comes from Finnish pallo, from Proto-Germanic ballô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
geishapallo (Finnish): A geisha ball, Ben Wa ball
Definitions
- A geisha ball, Ben Wa ball
Ancestry of “geishapallo”, step by step
geishapallo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pallo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pallo | ball; balloon; orb, sphere, globe |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ballô | ball |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Finnish geisha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | geisha | A geisha; When used as modifier in compound... |
| 2 | Japanese | 芸者 | a geisha; one who is proficient in an art, an... |
| 3 | Japanese | 芸 | art, craft, technique, performance; trick |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 藝 | — |