Where does “vesipalloilla” come from?

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

vesipalloilla (Finnish): to play water polo

Definitions

  1. to play water polo

Ancestry of “vesipalloilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesipallowater polo
2Finnishpalloball; balloon; orb, sphere, globe
3Proto-Germanicballôball
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “vesipalloilla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ballô →