Where does “баскетболшы” come from?
баскетболшы (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh баскетбол, from Russian баскетбо́л, from English basketball, from English Ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll — to rise, to be tall; hill.
баскетболшы (Kazakh): basketball player, basketballer
Definitions
- basketball player, basketballer
Ancestry of “баскетболшы”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakh | баскетбол | basketball |
| 2 | Russian | баскетбо́л | basketball (sport only) |
| 3 | English | basketball | A sport in which two opposing teams of five... |
| 4 | English | Ball | surname |
| 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 |