Where does “כדור סל” come from?
כדור סל (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew כַּדּוּר — ball.
כדור סל (Hebrew): basketball
Definitions
- basketball
Ancestry of “כדור סל”, step by step
כדור סל traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hebrew כַּדּוּר
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | כַּדּוּר | ball |
via Hebrew סַל
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | סַל | basket |