Where does “salkopallo” come from?

salkopallo (Finnish) comes from Finnish salko, from Proto-Finnic salko, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śëlkaw, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰAlgʰ-.

salkopallo (Finnish): tetherball

Definitions

  1. tetherball

Ancestry of “salkopallo”, step by step

salkopallo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish salko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsalkopole; flagpole, flagstaff
2Proto-Finnicsalkopole
3Proto-Finno-Ugricśëlkaw—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰAlgʰ-—

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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰAlgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śëlkaw →Every word from Proto-Finnic salko →