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Where does “seinäpallo” come from?

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

seinäpallo (Finnish): A childen's ball game similar to butts up or wall...

Definitions

  1. A childen's ball game similar to butts up or wall...

Ancestry of “seinäpallo”, step by step

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