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Where does “pallo” come from?

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

pallo (Finnish): ball; balloon; orb, sphere, globe

Definitions

  1. ball; balloon; orb, sphere, globe

Ancestry of “pallo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicballôball
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “pallo”

  • koripalloilu
  • koripalloilla
  • koripallo
  • pallomainen
  • kaasupallo
  • pallorauta
  • koepallo
  • pallopeli
  • keilapallo
  • jalkapalloliitto
  • palloseura
  • pallokala
  • pallolaajennus
  • taivaspallo
  • pallonivel
  • pallokurpitsa
  • jalkapallokenttä
  • geishapallo
  • pallosalama
  • palloilija
  • palloilla
  • jalkapalloliiga
  • stressipallo
  • jääpallojoukkue
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