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Where does “핸드볼” come from?

핸드볼 (Korean) comes from English handball, from English Ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli, from Proto-Germanic hulliz — to rise, to be tall; hill.

핸드볼 (Korean): handball

Definitions

  1. handball

Ancestry of “핸드볼”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhandballA team sport where two teams of seven players...
2EnglishBallsurname
3Middle EnglishbalA ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,...
4Old Englishbeallball
5EnglishbealA small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather...
6Old Englishhyllhill
7Albanianhullifurrow
8Proto-Germanichullizhill
9Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hníshill
10Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill
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