Where does “sisäjalkapallo” come from?
sisäjalkapallo (Finnish) comes from Finnish jalkapallo, from English football, from Middle English fotbal, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli — to rise, to be tall; hill.
sisäjalkapallo (Finnish): indoor football/soccer, futsal
Definitions
- indoor football/soccer, futsal
Ancestry of “sisäjalkapallo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jalkapallo | Football; A ball used in that game |
| 2 | English | football | A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to... |
| 3 | Middle English | fotbal | football game played with a ball; ancestor of soccer, American football, and rugby |
| 4 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 5 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 6 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 7 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 8 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |