Where does “palli” come from?
palli (Finnish) comes from Old Swedish balder, from Old Norse bǫllr, from Proto-Germanic balluz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
palli (Finnish): stool; in plural, balls
Definitions
- stool; in plural, balls
Ancestry of “palli”, step by step
palli traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Swedish balder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | balder | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | bǫllr | round object, sphere, ball; testicle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | balluz | round object, ball; ball of the hand, foot, etc |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Finnish pällistää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pällistää | — |
| 2 | Finnish | -istaa | -ize/-ise; Occasionally used for other purposes,... |
via Swedish pall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | pall | a stool; a chair without armrests or a back; a... |