Where does “vesipalloilu” come from?

vesipalloilu (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-.

vesipalloilu (Finnish): playing water polo

Definitions

  1. playing water polo

Ancestry of “vesipalloilu”, 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 →