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
- male
Ancestry of “כדורסלן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | כדורסל | basketball |
| 2 | English | basketball | A sport in which two opposing teams of five... |
| 3 | English | Ball | surname |
| 4 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 5 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 6 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 7 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 8 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |