Where does “フットサル” come from?
フットサル (Japanese) comes from Portuguese futsal, from Portuguese futebol, from English football, from Middle English fotbal, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll — to rise, to be tall; hill.
フットサル (Japanese): futsal
Ancestry of “フットサル”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | futsal | futsal |
| 2 | Portuguese | futebol | football, soccer |
| 3 | English | football | A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to... |
| 4 | Middle English | fotbal | — |
| 5 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 6 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 7 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 8 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 9 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |