Where does “pingponghálók” come from?
pingponghálók (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian pingpongháló, from Hungarian háló, from Albanian kala-, from Proto-Albanian kala, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelh₁- — to move; to turn, go round; turn, become.
Ancestry of “pingponghálók”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | pingpongháló | ping pong net |
| 2 | Hungarian | háló | present participle of hál: sleeping; related to... |
| 3 | Albanian | kala- | upside down |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | kala | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷelh₁- | to move; to turn, go round; turn, become |