Where does “keilapallo” come from?
keilapallo (Finnish) comes from Finnish pallo, from Proto-Germanic ballô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
keilapallo (Finnish): A bowling ball
Ancestry of “keilapallo”, step by step
keilapallo 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 keila
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keila | pin, tenpin; beam; cusk, Brosme brosme |
| 2 | Icelandic | keila | cone; bowling pin, tenpin; torsk, cusk |