Where does “sulkapalloilija” come from?
sulkapalloilija (Finnish) comes from Finnish sulkapalloilla, from Finnish sulkapallo, from Finnish pallo, from Proto-Germanic ballô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
sulkapalloilija (Finnish): badminton player
Definitions
- badminton player
Ancestry of “sulkapalloilija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sulkapalloilla | to play badminton |
| 2 | Finnish | sulkapallo | badminton; shuttlecock, birdie |
| 3 | Finnish | pallo | ball; balloon; orb, sphere, globe |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ballô | ball |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |