Where does “אצטרובל” come from?

אצטרובל (Hebrew) comes from Ancient Greek στρόβιλος, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́λος, from Proto-Hellenic *-illos, from Proto-Indo-European *-illos.

אצטרובל (Hebrew): pinecone

Definitions

  1. pinecone

Ancestry of “אצטרובל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστρόβιλοςround ball; spinning top; cyclone, whirlwind
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́λοςA noun-forming suffix, often forming nouns denoting concrete objects
3Proto-Hellenic*-illos—
4Proto-Indo-European*-illos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-illos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́λος →Every word from Ancient Greek στρόβιλος →