Where does “כדורסלן” come from?

כדורסלן (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew כדורסל, from English basketball, from English Ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli — to rise, to be tall; hill.

כדורסלן (Hebrew): male

Definitions

  1. male

Ancestry of “כדורסלן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewכדורסלbasketball
2EnglishbasketballA sport in which two opposing teams of five...
3EnglishBallsurname
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