Where does “хөлбөмбөг” come from?

хөлбөмбөг (Mongolian) comes from Mongolian хөл, from Proto-Turkic kȫl — lake.

хөлбөмбөг (Mongolian): football, soccer

Definitions

  1. football, soccer

Ancestry of “хөлбөмбөг”, step by step

хөлбөмбөг traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mongolian хөл

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mongolianхөлfoot, leg
2Proto-Turkickȫllake

via Mongolian бөмбөг

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mongolianбөмбөгball; bomb
Every word from Proto-Turkic kȫlEvery word from Mongolian хөл