Where does “sulkapallo” come from?
sulkapallo (Finnish) comes from Finnish pallo, from Proto-Germanic ballô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
sulkapallo (Finnish): badminton; shuttlecock, birdie
Definitions
- badminton; shuttlecock, birdie
Ancestry of “sulkapallo”, step by step
sulkapallo 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 sulka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sulka | feather; windscreen wiper rubber blade |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | sulka | feather |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | tulka | feather |
Words derived from “sulkapallo”