Where does “pallokurpitsa” come from?
pallokurpitsa (Finnish) comes from Finnish pallo, from Proto-Germanic ballô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
pallokurpitsa (Finnish): pumpkin
Ancestry of “pallokurpitsa”, step by step
pallokurpitsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pallo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pallo | ball; balloon; orb, sphere, globe |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ballô | ball |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Finnish kurpitsa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kurpitsa | pumpkin, squash, gourd; Any of the plants in the... |
| 2 | Swedish | kurbits | gourd |