Where does “kiistapallo” come from?

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

kiistapallo (Finnish): jump ball, any method to begin or resume play in unclear situations

Definitions

  1. jump ball, any method to begin or resume play in unclear situations

Ancestry of “kiistapallo”, step by step

kiistapallo 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 kiista

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiistadispute, disagreement; quarrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ballô →