Where does “ფეხბურთელი” come from?

ფეხბურთელი (Georgian) comes from Georgian ფეხბურთი, from English football, from Middle English fotbal, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli — to rise, to be tall; hill.

ფეხბურთელი (Georgian): footballer, football player

Definitions

  1. footballer, football player

Ancestry of “ფეხბურთელი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianფეხბურთიassociation football
2EnglishfootballA sport played on foot in which teams attempt to...
3Middle Englishfotbalfootball game played with a ball; ancestor of soccer, American football, and rugby
4Middle EnglishbalA ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,...
5Old Englishbeallball
6EnglishbealA small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather...
7Old Englishhyllhill
8Albanianhullifurrow
9Proto-Germanichullizhill
10Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hníshill
11Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kl̥HnísEvery word from Proto-Germanic hulliz