Where does “palloilu” come from?

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

palloilu (Finnish): playing a ball game

Definitions

  1. playing a ball game

Ancestry of “palloilu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalloillato play a ball game; to hang out; Adessive plural...
2Finnishpalloball; balloon; orb, sphere, globe
3Proto-Germanicballôball
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “palloilu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ballô →