Where does “palloiluhalli” come from?
palloiluhalli (Finnish) comes from Finnish halli, from Swedish håll, from Swedish plats, from Old Swedish platz, from Old Norse plaz, from Middle Low German platse, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα — flat.
palloiluhalli (Finnish): indoor ball game arena, indoor ball game center
Definitions
- indoor ball game arena, indoor ball game center
Ancestry of “palloiluhalli”, step by step
palloiluhalli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish halli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | halli | large building used for sports or exhibitions,... |
| 2 | Swedish | håll | a stop, a station; a direction; a range, a... |
| 3 | Swedish | plats | place; any geographical position a little larger... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | platz | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | plaz | — |
| 6 | Middle Low German | platse | — |
| 7 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |
via Finnish palloilu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | palloilu | playing a ball game |
| 2 | Finnish | palloilla | to play a ball game; to hang out; Adessive plural... |
| 3 | Finnish | pallo | ball; balloon; orb, sphere, globe |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ballô | ball |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |