Where does “pallopinta” come from?
pallopinta (Finnish) comes from Finnish pallo, from Proto-Germanic ballô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
pallopinta (Finnish): spherical surface; sphere
Definitions
- spherical surface; sphere
Ancestry of “pallopinta”, step by step
pallopinta 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 pinta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pinta | surface |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pinta | surface; sapwood; fat |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spindaz | fat; lard; grease; smear; marrow |
Words derived from “pallopinta”