Where does “focilabdák” come from?
focilabdák (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian focilabda, from Hungarian foci, from Hungarian futball, from English football, from Middle English fotbal, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal — to rise, to be tall; hill.
Ancestry of “focilabdák”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | focilabda | football (ball), soccer ball |
| 2 | Hungarian | foci | soccer |
| 3 | Hungarian | futball | soccer |
| 4 | English | football | A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to... |
| 5 | Middle English | fotbal | football game played with a ball; ancestor of soccer, American football, and rugby |
| 6 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 7 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 8 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 9 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 10 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |