Where does “basketra” come from?
basketra (Malagasy) comes from French basket-ball, from English basketball, from English Ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli — to rise, to be tall; hill.
basketra (Malagasy): basketball
Definitions
- basketball
Ancestry of “basketra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | basket-ball | basketball |
| 2 | English | basketball | A sport in which two opposing teams of five... |
| 3 | English | Ball | surname |
| 4 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 5 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 6 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 7 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 8 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |