Where does “vesipalloilija” come from?

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

vesipalloilija (Finnish): water polo player

Definitions

  1. water polo player

Ancestry of “vesipalloilija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesipalloillato play water polo
2Finnishvesipallowater polo
3Finnishpalloball; balloon; orb, sphere, globe
4Proto-Germanicballôball
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ballô →
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