Where does “pingponglabda” come from?

pingponglabda (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian labda, from Proto-Slavic lopъta — ball.

pingponglabda (Hungarian): ping pong ball

Definitions

  1. ping pong ball

Ancestry of “pingponglabda”, step by step

pingponglabda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian labda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlabdaball
2Proto-Slaviclopъtaball

via Hungarian pingpong

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

Words derived from “pingponglabda

Every word from Proto-Slavic lopъtaEvery word from Hungarian labda