Where does “bola sepak” come from?
bola sepak (Malay) comes from Indonesian bola, from Malay bola, from Portuguese bola, from Old Occitan bola, from Latin bulla, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
bola sepak (Malay): football; football, the ball
Definitions
- football; football, the ball
Ancestry of “bola sepak”, step by step
bola sepak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian bola
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | bola | ball, a solid or hollow sphere, or roughly... |
| 2 | Malay | bola | ball; ball, a solid or hollow sphere, or roughly... |
| 3 | Portuguese | bola | ball, sphere, round object; ball; fat person |
| 4 | Old Occitan | bola | — |
| 5 | Latin | bulla | a bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |