Where does “pingpongháló” come from?

pingpongháló (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian háló, from Albanian kala-, from Proto-Albanian kala, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelh₁- — to move; to turn, go round; turn, become.

pingpongháló (Hungarian): ping pong net

Definitions

  1. ping pong net

Ancestry of “pingpongháló”, step by step

pingpongháló traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian háló

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhálópresent participle of hál: sleeping; related to...
2Albaniankala-upside down
3Proto-Albaniankala
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelh₁-to move; to turn, go round; turn, become

via Hungarian pingpong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpingpongping pong
2Englishping pongTable tennis; An instance of figuratively...

Words derived from “pingpongháló

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷelh₁-Every word from Albanian kala-Every word from Hungarian háló