Where does “pallovyötiäinen” come from?

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

pallovyötiäinen (Finnish): three-banded armadillo; southern three-banded...

Definitions

  1. three-banded armadillo; southern three-banded...

Ancestry of “pallovyötiäinen”, step by step

pallovyötiäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pallo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalloball; balloon; orb, sphere, globe
2Proto-Germanicballôball
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Finnish vyötiäinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvyötiäinenarmadillo
2Finnishvyöbelt, girdle; band; zone
3Proto-Finnicvööbelt
4Proto-Finno-Ugricwiŋä—

Words derived from “pallovyötiäinen”

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