Where does “pallinaama” come from?

pallinaama (Finnish) comes from Finnish palli, from Old Swedish balder, from Old Norse bǫllr, from Proto-Germanic balluz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

pallinaama (Finnish): round-faced person

Definitions

  1. round-faced person

Ancestry of “pallinaama”, step by step

pallinaama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish palli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpallistool; in plural, balls
2Old Swedishbalder
3Old Norsebǫllrround object, sphere, ball; testicle
4Proto-Germanicballuzround object, ball; ball of the hand, foot, etc
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via Finnish naama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnaamaface; face, mouth
2Proto-Samicnāmēvelvet on reindeer antlers
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Germanic balluz